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Meaning of suffering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Suffer.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca əzab əziyyət
Беларуская пакута
Български мъка страдание
বাংলা পীড়া
Bosanski meka muka pas мука
Català patiment
Čeština muka trpící utrpení
Cymraeg dioddefaint
Dansk lidelse
Deutsch Leiden leidend
Ελληνικά βάσανο
فارسی عذاب
Français douleur Souffrance
עברית סבל
Hrvatski meka muka pas мука
Magyar szenvedés
Íslenska þjáður þjáning
Italiano sofferenza
日本語 苦しみ 苦痛
ქართული ტანჯვა წამება
Қазақша азап
한국어 고통 괴로움
Kurdî pas paş pas
Lietuvių kančia
Македонски мака страдање
Монгол зовлон
मराठी दुःख
Bahasa Melayu penderitaan
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဒုက္ခ
नेपाली दुःख
Nederlands lijden
Polski cierpienie męka
Română pas suferință
Slovenčina muka
Shqip vuajtje
Српски meka muka pas мука
Svenska lidande
தமிழ் வேதனை
Türkmençe azap
Tagalog pagdurusa
Türkçe azap
ئۇيغۇرچە ئازاب
اردو دُکھ عذاب
Oʻzbekcha azob
Tiếng Việt kho

Examples

“"The Japanese imperialists enforced the harshest colonial rule in history over Korea, bringing unspeakably horrible misfortune and sufferings and disasters to the Korean nation," said a spokesman for the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.”
“Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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