suffering

1. A state of acute pain (synset 114347683)
   is a type of: hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
   subtypes:

   • throe - severe spasm of pain
   • passion, passion of christ - the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion
   same as: agony, excruciation
2. Misery resulting from affliction (synset 114472376)
   is a type of: miserableness, misery, wretchedness - a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
   same as: woe
3. Psychological suffering (synset 107511603)
   "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
   is a type of: pain, painfulness - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
   subtypes:

   • anguish, torment, torture - extreme mental distress
   • self-torment, self-torture - self-imposed distress
   • tsoris - (Yiddish) trouble and suffering
   • wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
   same as: distress, hurt
4. Feelings of mental or physical pain (synset 107510467)
   is a type of: pain, painfulness - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
   subtypes:

   • agony, torment, torture - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
   • throes - violent pangs of suffering
   • discomfort, irritation, soreness - an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
   same as: hurt

1. Troubled by pain or loss (synset 302468099)
   "suffering refugees"
   similar to: troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
2. Very unhappy;
   Full of misery (synset 301153708)
   "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
   similar to: unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
   same as: miserable, wretched

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