SUFFERING


Meaning of SUFFERING in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ enormous , great , immense , intense , massive , real , terrible , unbearable , unimaginable , untold

▪ needless , unnecessary

▪ widespread

▪ endless , prolonged

▪ eternal

eternal ~ in hell

▪ individual , personal

▪ animal , human

▪ emotional , mental , physical

The taunts of her schoolmates caused her intense mental ~.

… OF SUFFERING

▪ amount , degree , level

The West has contributed to the immense amount of ~ in underdeveloped countries.

VERB + SUFFERING

▪ cause (sb) , inflict

▪ increase

▪ prolong

▪ alleviate , ease , minimize , reduce , relieve

These pills should relieve his ~ for a couple of hours.

▪ eliminate , end , stop

▪ endure , experience

▪ see , witness

▪ share , share in

We all share in the ~ of our people.

PHRASES

▪ pain and ~

His life was one of pain and ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .