suffering
noun
the state of a person or thing that suffers.
sufferings
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pluralof suffering.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The stories and sufferings of prison life have often been captured in the melodies of incarcerated musicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Researchers have increasingly linked such sufferings to heavy social media use among adolescents.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
"I express my closeness to the sufferings... for all the Israeli people and the Palestinian people," the message said.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
Coon: It’s meaningful that Mike set this season in Thailand, in a Buddhist country, because, of course, if you look at the tenets of Buddhism, one of the great sufferings is comparing mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
The times, the seasons, the signs may have been mythical; but the sufferings were not.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
