SUFFERING


Meaning of SUFFERING in English

— sufferingly , adv.

/suf"euhr ing, suf"ring/ , n.

1. the state of a person or thing that suffers.

2. Often, sufferings . something suffered by a person or a group of people; pain: the sufferings of the slaves.

[ 1300-50; ME; see SUFFER, -ING 1 ]

Syn. 1. agony, torment, torture; pain, distress.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .