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Noun

The condition of someone who suffers

The state of having a lack of something that is necessary or essential

A sudden short bout of an illness or stress

A cause of great distress or misfortune

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body

(religion) A state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinner passes after death

Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something

A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract

The ability to withstand prolonged hardship

Adjective

Experiencing pain

In poor health

Having an ache in a part of one's body

Injured

Causing great physical or mental pain

Extremely poor

Verb

Being afflicted with something unfortunate

Suffering intense distress or strain

Present participle for to feel deep sadness, distress or anguish

Present participle for to become, or appear worse, in quality

Present participle for to be afflicted by

(archaic) Present participle for to tolerate

Present participle for to allow (someone) to do something

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The condition of someone who suffers

trials and tribulations

labour^UK

labor^US

rigor^US

rigour^UK

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

dark night of the soul

butterflies in the stomach

unpleasant experience

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“We naturally empathize with the suffering of others, as to do otherwise would not be human.”

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The state of having a lack of something that is necessary or essential

straitened circumstances

hand-to-mouth existence

financial distress

reduced circumstances

abridgment^US

abridgement^UK

life on the breadline

being able to do with

being short of

being without

being deficient in

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A sudden short bout of an illness or stress

clamour^UK

clamor^US

cerebrovascular accident

CVA

cerebral haemorrhage

cerebral vascular accident

muscular contractions

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

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A cause of great distress or misfortune

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Noun

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Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

offense^US

offence^UK

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A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body

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(religion) A state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinner passes after death

spiritual destruction

everlasting punishment

consigning to perdition

the abode of the damned

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Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something

undesirable consequence

levelling^UK

leveling^US

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A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract

judgement^UK

judgment^US

undesirable consequence

negative reinforcement

toll

what is coming to one

what one is asking for

dose of one's own medicine

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The ability to withstand prolonged hardship

valor^US

valour^UK

vigour^UK

vigor^US

strength of character

fiber^US

fibre^UK

moral fibre^UK

moral fiber^US

ability to bounce back

singleness of purpose

tranquility^US

ardor^US

ardour^UK

honor^US

honour^UK

caliber^US

calibre^UK

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Adjective

Experiencing pain

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

racked with suffering

sombre^UK

somber^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

gray^US

grey^UK

humourless^UK

on the verge of tears

humorless^US

at the end of your tether

languorous

languid

with tears in your eyes

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

helpless

lost

beside oneself with grief

ill-humored^US

defenseless^US

defenceless^UK

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

baulked^UK

balked^US

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“Suffering endears men to me, because a suffering man resembles me.”

Adjective

In poor health

green about the gills

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

not a hundred percent

immobilized^US

gray^US

colourless^UK

grey^UK

immobilised^UK

green around the gills

colorless^US

not feeling up to snuff

suffering from motion sickness

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

suffering from altitude sickness

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Having an ache in a part of one's body

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

feeling uncomfortable

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

agonized^US

agonised^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

angry-looking

puffed up

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Adjective

Injured

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

on the sick list

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Adjective

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Causing great physical or mental pain

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

easier said than done

labored^US

laboured^UK

like getting blood out of a stone

humourless^UK

unsavory^US

humorless^US

unsavoury^UK

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Adjective

Extremely poor

in straitened circumstances

as poor as a church mouse

down on luck

in dire circumstances

in great need

in Queer Street

on one's beam-ends

unable to make ends meet

without two pennies to rub together

without two farthings to rub together

in reduced circumstances

meagre^UK

meager^US

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a brass farthing

unable to keep the wolf from the door

without two pennies farthings to rub together

without a penny to one's name

without a shot in one's locker

poor as a church mouse

in distressed circumstances

economically disadvantaged

in financial difficulties

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

in a bad way

financially distressed

financially embarrassed

without means of support

discriminated against

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Verb

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Being afflicted with something unfortunate

submitting oneself to

subjecting oneself to

coming into contact with

holding the line against

persevering in the face of

facing up to

going the distance against

standing firm against

flying in the face of

sitting and taking it

having dealings in

contracting

running the gauntlet of

calling someone's bluff

sticking to your guns

facing down

facing up

meeting eyeball-to-eyeball

staring down

going one-on-one

coming face to face with

facing out

taking a stand against

holding your own

meeting head-on

squaring up to

treating with contempt

becoming accustomed to

making the best of

becoming resigned to

eating

becoming reconciled to

getting used to

reconciling oneself to

learning to live with

dueling^US

duelling^UK

becoming familiar with

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“Terry Conklin would suffer a humiliating defeat to James Roper in the ring despite the great amount of hype.”

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Suffering intense distress or strain

going through torture

Verb

Present participle for to feel deep sadness, distress or anguish

hurting

aching

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

going through the mill

experiencing hardship

having a bad time

“The family would suffer greatly from the passing of their dear grandfather.”

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Present participle for to become, or appear worse, in quality

“The quality of the company's products would continue to suffer under incompetent management.”

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Present participle for to be afflicted by

“If you have allergic asthma, you or other family members may well also suffer from eczema or hay fever.”

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(archaic) Present participle for to tolerate

“I will no longer suffer your incessant self-aggrandizement!”

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Present participle for to allow (someone) to do something

giving one's assent to

giving the green light to

giving the nod

giving the thumbs up to

giving one's blessing to

“My conscience would not suffer me to accept any more.”

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