noun
1. a state of acute pain (Freq. 11)
• Syn: ↑agony, ↑excruciation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑excruciate (for: ↑excruciation), ↑suffer, ↑agonal (for: ↑agony), ↑agonist (for: ↑agony), ↑agonize (for: ↑agony), ↑agonise (for: ↑agony)
• Hyponyms: ↑throe, ↑Passion, ↑Passion of Christ
2. misery resulting from affliction (Freq. 8)
• Syn: ↑woe
• Derivationally related forms: ↑suffer
• Hypernyms: ↑misery, ↑wretchedness, ↑miserableness
3. psychological suffering (Freq. 7)
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the death of his wife caused him great distress
• Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑painfulness
• Hyponyms:
4. feelings of mental or physical pain (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑hurt
• Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑painfulness
• Hyponyms:
adjective
1. troubled by pain or loss (Freq. 1)
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suffering refugees
• Similar to: ↑troubled
2. very unhappy; full of misery (Freq. 1)
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he felt depressed and miserable
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a message of hope for suffering humanity
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wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
• Similar to: ↑unhappy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑wretchedness (for: ↑wretched), ↑miserableness (for: ↑miserable)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.