SUFFERINGS Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word sufferings. (close relations)
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agony | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a state of acute pain | ||||||||
distress | nounn | |||||||
noun • psychological suffering • a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) • extreme physical pain • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim verb • bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship • cause mental pain to | ||||||||
adversity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||||||||
affliction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity • a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health • a cause of great suffering and distress | ||||||||
anguish | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme mental distress • extreme distress of body or mind verb • suffer great pains or distress • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||||
hardship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • something hard to endure • something that causes or entails suffering | ||||||||
misery | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune • a feeling of intense unhappiness | ||||||||
pain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder • emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid • a somatic sensation of acute discomfort • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness verb • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||||
torment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||||
tribulation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | ||||||||
hurt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury • psychological suffering • feelings of mental or physical pain • a damage or loss • the act of damaging something or someone adjective satellite • suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle • damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value verb • be the source of pain • give trouble or pain to • cause emotional anguish or make miserable • cause damage or affect negatively • hurt the feelings of • feel physical pain • be in pain | ||||||||
excruciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of acute pain • the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering | ||||||||
miserable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very unhappy; full of misery • deserving or inciting pity • of the most contemptible kind • of very poor quality or condition • characterized by physical misery • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||||
woe | nounn | |||||||
noun • misery resulting from affliction • intense mournfulness | ||||||||
wretched | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of very poor quality or condition • characterized by physical misery • very unhappy; full of misery • morally reprehensible • deserving or inciting pity |