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Meaning of suffering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المعاناة مضض مُعَانَاة

Azərbaycanca əzab əziyyət

Беларуская пакута

Български мъка страдание

বাংলা পীড়া

Bosanski meka meka muka pas patnja sijaset strast мука патња сијасет

Català patiment

Čeština mučednictví muka strast strázeň trpící útrapa utrpení

Cymraeg dioddefaint

Dansk lidelse

Deutsch Leiden leidend Übel

Ελληνικά βάσανο δεινά κόπος ταλαιπωρία

Esperanto suferado suferanta sufero

Español sufrido sufriendo sufriente sufrimiento

فارسی عذاب

Suomi kärsimys kärsivä poteminen tuskainen

Français douleur Souffrance

Gàidhlig cràdh

Galego sufrido sufrimento

עברית כ־א־ב מכאוב סבל

हिन्दी अज़ाब कष्ट क्लेश तंगी त्रास दीनता दुःख पीड़ा बर्दाश्त बाधा यंत्रणा रंजिश वेदना व्यथा

Hrvatski meka meka muka pas patnja sijaset strast мука патња сијасет

Magyar szenvedés

Հայերեն չարչարանք տառապանք

Bahasa Indonesia azab derita sengsara

Íslenska þjáður þjáning

Italiano sofferenza

日本語困苦艱苦苦苦しみ苦痛苦難茨

ქართული ტანჯვა წამება

Қазақша азап

ខ្មែរ កិលេស ទុក្ខ

한국어 고 고난 고생 고초 고통 괴로움 끙끙

Kurdî azab pas paş pas

Latina afflictio cruciatus passio patientia perpessio strictura supplicium

Lietuvių kančia

Македонски мака страдање

Монгол зовлон

मराठी दुःख

Bahasa Melayu penderitaan

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဒုက္ခ

नेपाली दुःख

Nederlands lijden

Polski afektacja cierpienie katusza męka

Português sofrendo sofrido sofrimento

Română pas suferință

Русский мука страдание страдающий

Ikinyarwanda umubabaro

Slovenčina muka

Shqip vuajtje

Српски meka meka muka pas patnja sijaset strast мука патња сијасет

Svenska lidande

தமிழ் வேதனை

ไทย ความทรมาน ทุกข์

Türkmençe azap

Tagalog pagdurusa

Türkçe acı azap

ئۇيغۇرچە ئازاب

Українська болість мука стражда́ння терпіння

اردو دُکھ عذاب

Oʻzbekcha azob

Tiếng Việt kho khổ não

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

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

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