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“suffering”
suffer (verb), suffers; suffered; suffering
To undergo or to experience unfortunate circumstances; such as, pain, loss, etc.: Mary's aunt suffers significantly from a damaged nerve in her right hand.
The children appeared to be very sad because they suffered the loss of Sammy, their pet gold fish.
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-fer, -ferous
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sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su-
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suffering (adjective), more suffering, most suffering
1. Descriptive or characterized by being troubled, unhappy, or in constant pain or discomfort: Zed was often confined to his bed; especially, during hot summer days which were his most suffering times.
2. To experience something that is unpleasant; such as, defeat, destruction, or loss: These days, so many people are facing more suffering conditions because of the wars that are taking place or as a result of terrible weather situations involving flooding or a lack of sufficient rain.
2. To experience something that is unpleasant; such as, defeat, destruction, or loss: These days, so many people are facing more suffering conditions because of the wars that are taking place or as a result of terrible weather situations involving flooding or a lack of sufficient rain.
This entry is located in the following units:
-fer, -ferous
(page 7)
sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su-
(page 11)
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“suffering”
(Latin: suffering, feeling; enduring)
(Greek: feeling, sensation, perception; suffering, disease, or disorder; a system of treating diseases)
(Greek: toil, labor, work hard, fatigue; exertion; also, suffering, pain)
(Latin: to be lenient [toward], accede, take pleasure [in]; originally, "to be kind, kindness; to be long-suffering, to be patient")