| suffering | | |
| n. (state) | 1. agony, excruciation, suffering | a state of acute pain. |
| ~ hurting, pain | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" |
| ~ throe | severe spasm of pain.; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth" |
| ~ passion of christ, passion | the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion. |
| n. (state) | 2. suffering, woe | misery resulting from affliction. |
| ~ miserableness, misery, wretchedness | a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune.; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable" |
| n. (feeling) | 3. distress, hurt, suffering | psychological suffering.; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" |
| ~ painfulness, pain | emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid.; "the pain of loneliness" |
| ~ anguish, torture, torment | extreme mental distress. |
| ~ self-torment, self-torture | self-imposed distress. |
| ~ tsoris | (Yiddish) trouble and suffering. |
| ~ wound | a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride).; "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it" |
| n. (feeling) | 4. hurt, suffering | feelings of mental or physical pain. |
| ~ painfulness, pain | emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid.; "the pain of loneliness" |
| ~ agony, torment, torture | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain.; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" |
| ~ throes | violent pangs of suffering.; "death throes" |
| ~ discomfort, soreness, irritation | an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress. |
| adj. | 5. suffering | troubled by pain or loss.; "suffering refugees" |
| ~ troubled | characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need.; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
| adj. | 6. miserable, suffering, wretched | very unhappy; full of misery.; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" |
| ~ unhappy | experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent.; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" |
| misfortune | | |
| n. (event) | 1. bad luck, misfortune | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. |
| ~ trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| ~ pity, shame | an unfortunate development.; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" |
| ~ misadventure, mischance, mishap | an instance of misfortune. |
| ~ calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm, disaster | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" |
| ~ adversity | a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event.; "a period marked by adversities" |
| ~ hardship | something that causes or entails suffering.; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"; "the many hardships of frontier life" |
| ~ knock | a bad experience.; "the school of hard knocks" |
| n. (state) | 2. bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck | an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes. |
| ~ circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).; "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" |
| ~ weakness | the condition of being financially weak.; "the weakness of the dollar against the yen" |
| ~ adversity, hard knocks, hardship | a state of misfortune or affliction.; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" |
| ~ gutter, sewer, toilet | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money.; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" |
| ~ hard cheese | bad luck. |
| endure | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| ~ live with, accept, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to.; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" |
| ~ hold still for, stand for | tolerate or bear.; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" |
| ~ bear up | endure cheerfully.; "She bore up under the enormous strain" |
| ~ take lying down | suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively.; "I won't take this insult lying down" |
| ~ take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense.; "Can't you take a joke?" |
| ~ sit out | endure to the end. |
| ~ pay | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| v. (stative) | 2. brave, brave out, endure, weather | face and withstand with courage.; "She braved the elements" |
| ~ defy, withstand, hold up, hold | resist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
| v. (stative) | 3. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ subsist, exist, survive, live | support oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |
| ~ hold water, stand up, hold up | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" |
| ~ perennate | survive from season to season, of plants. |
| ~ live out | live out one's life; live to the end. |
| v. (perception) | 4. endure, suffer | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| ~ tolerate | have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition.; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" |
| ~ die | suffer or face the pain of death.; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (stative) | 5. endure, hold out, wear | last and be usable.; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
| ~ last, endure | persist for a specified period of time.; "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
| v. (stative) | 6. endure, last | persist for a specified period of time.; "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
| ~ run for, run | extend or continue for a certain period of time.; "The film runs 5 hours" |
| ~ measure | have certain dimensions.; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" |
| ~ hold out, endure, wear | last and be usable.; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
| ~ drag on, drag out | last unnecessarily long. |
| v. (stative) | 7. die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run | continue to exist.; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" |
| ~ continue | exist over a prolonged period of time.; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| ~ carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another. |
| ~ run | occur persistently.; "Musical talent runs in the family" |
| ~ reverberate | have a long or continuing effect.; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" |
| put up | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. post, put up | place so as to be noticed.; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" |
| ~ instal, install, put in, set up | set up for use.; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" |
| v. (social) | 2. offer, provide, put up | mount or put up.; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
| v. (creation) | 3. erect, put up, raise, rear, set up | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| v. (possession) | 4. put up | make available for sale at an auction.; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction" |
| ~ offer | make available for sale.; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week" |
| v. (change) | 5. can, put up, tin | preserve in a can or tin.; "tinned foods are not very tasty" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting.; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
| v. (social) | 6. domiciliate, house, put up | provide housing for.; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" |
| ~ rehouse | put up in a new or different housing. |
| ~ home | provide with, or send to, a home. |
| ~ lodge, accommodate | provide housing for.; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" |
| ~ chamber | place in a chamber. |
| ~ shelter | provide shelter for.; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
| ~ take in | provide with shelter. |
| v. (possession) | 7. contribute, put up | provide.; "The city has to put up half the required amount" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (communication) | 8. nominate, put forward, put up | propose as a candidate for some honor. |
| ~ nominate, propose | put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position.; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" |
| suffer | | |
| v. (body) | 1. get, have, suffer, sustain | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| ~ collapse, break down | collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack. |
| ~ cramp | suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle. |
| ~ have | suffer from; be ill with.; "She has arthritis" |
| ~ crack up, crock up, collapse, break up, crack | suffer a nervous breakdown. |
| ~ experience, have, receive, get | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| ~ brook, endure, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ agonise, agonize | suffer agony or anguish. |
| ~ anguish | suffer great pains or distress. |
| ~ lose | suffer the loss of a person through death or removal.; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her" |
| ~ grieve, sorrow | feel grief. |
| v. (change) | 3. suffer | get worse.; "His grades suffered" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ lose, suffer | be set at a disadvantage.; "This author really suffers in translation" |
| v. (body) | 4. hurt, suffer | feel pain or be in pain. |
| ~ have | suffer from; be ill with.; "She has arthritis" |
| ~ choke, gag, strangle, suffocate | struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" |
| ~ ail | be ill or unwell. |
| ~ famish, starve, hunger | be hungry; go without food.; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (perception) | 5. ache, hurt, suffer | feel physical pain.; "Were you hurting after the accident?" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ catch, get | suffer from the receipt of.; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
| ~ twinge | feel a sudden sharp, local pain. |
| ~ twinge, prick, sting | cause a stinging pain.; "The needle pricked his skin" |
| ~ kill | be the source of great pain for.; "These new shoes are killing me!" |
| v. (body) | 6. suffer | feel unwell or uncomfortable.; "She is suffering from the hot weather" |
| ~ freeze | be cold.; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" |
| ~ swelter | be uncomfortably hot. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 7. suffer | be given to.; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" |
| ~ be given, incline, tend, lean, run | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" |
| v. (perception) | 8. meet, suffer | undergo or suffer.; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (change) | 9. lose, suffer | be set at a disadvantage.; "This author really suffers in translation" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ suffer | get worse.; "His grades suffered" |
| tolerate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. tolerate | recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others).; "We must tolerate the religions of others" |
| ~ abide by, honor, honour, respect, observe | show respect towards.; "honor your parents!" |
| v. (perception) | 2. tolerate | have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition.; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| v. (communication) | 3. allow, permit, tolerate | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| withstand | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. defy, hold, hold up, withstand | resist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
| ~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| ~ brave, brave out, weather, endure | face and withstand with courage.; "She braved the elements" |
| v. (competition) | 2. hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ stand out | be stubborn in resolution or resistance. |
| ~ stand up | refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack. |
| ~ outbrave | resist bravely.; "He outbraved the enemy" |
| ~ hold off | resist and fight to a standoff.; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off" |
| ~ remain firm, stand | hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright.; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" |
| ~ defy, withstand, hold up, hold | resist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
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