suffering

(noun) a state of acute pain. Synonyms: agony, excruciation.

(noun) misery resulting from affliction. Synonyms: woe.

(noun) psychological suffering. Synonyms: distress, hurt. Examples: "The death of his wife caused him great distress."

(noun) feelings of mental or physical pain. Synonyms: hurt.

(verb) undergo or be subjected to. Synonyms: suffer, endure. Examples: "He suffered the penalty." "Many saints suffered martyrdom."

(verb) undergo (as of injuries and illnesses). Synonyms: suffer, sustain, have, get. Examples: "She suffered a fracture in the accident." "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars." "She got a bruise on her leg." "He got his arm broken in the scuffle."

(verb) experience (emotional) pain. Synonyms: suffer. Examples: "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers."

(verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant. Synonyms: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up. Examples: "I cannot bear his constant criticism." "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks." "He learned to tolerate the heat." "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage."

(verb) get worse. Synonyms: suffer. Examples: "His grades suffered."

(verb) feel pain or be in pain. Synonyms: suffer, hurt.

(verb) feel physical pain. Synonyms: hurt, ache, suffer. Examples: "Were you hurting after the accident?."

(verb) feel unwell or uncomfortable. Synonyms: suffer. Examples: "She is suffering from the hot weather."

(verb) be given to. Synonyms: suffer. Examples: "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much."

(verb) undergo or suffer. Synonyms: suffer, meet. Examples: "Meet a violent death." "Suffer a terrible fate."

(verb) be set at a disadvantage. Synonyms: suffer, lose. Examples: "This author really suffers in translation."

(adj) troubled by pain or loss. Examples: "Suffering refugees."

(adj) very unhappy; full of misery. Synonyms: miserable, wretched. Examples: "He felt depressed and miserable." "A message of hope for suffering humanity." "Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages."