suffering
[ˈsʌfərɪŋ]
Definition:
1. Troubled by pain or loss.
2. Very unhappy; full of misery.
3. A state of acute pain.
'suffering' example sentence:
- He went back to his loyal, long-suffering wife.
- He is suffering in his pocket.
- People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
- He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
- We mustn't forget the bitter past when we are relieved of our suffering.
- This war has caused widespread human suffering.
- She is suffering a bilious attack.
- His school work is suffering because of family problems.
- The man was suffering from cardiac weakness.
- She was taken to hospital suffering from shock.
- He was suffering from salmonella poisoning.
- She's suffering a delayed reaction to the shock.
- He is suffering from viral meningitis.
- Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
- The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
- He was suffering from cancer which had already reached an advanced stage.
- The dying man was suffering so much that we thought it kinder to put him out of his misery.
- The momentary relief was followed by worse suffering.
- Vietnam is suffering from food shortage.
- I learned that he was suffering from cancer.
- Uniquely among the great world religions, Buddhism is rooted only in the universal experience of suffering known to all human beings.
- The hospice aims to ease the sufferings of the dying.
- She has no feeling for the suffering of others.
- The men were suffering from shell shock.
- Their lives were filled with untold suffering.
- He was very bruised and suffering from whiplash.
- A doctor's task is to work for the relief of patient's suffering.
- It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
- The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties.
- neglected children suffering from social deprivation.
- The boy was suffering from a bowel obstruction.
- He watched her suffering with clinical detachment.
- He's suffering from an acute infection of the lower respiratory tract.
- He was suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder.
- She was suffering from a badly lacerated hand.
- He was suffering from chronic bronchitis.
- The explorers had to undergo much suffering.
- Mr. Thomas was suffering from depression.
- She's suffering from terminal boredom.
- the cohesive power of shared suffering.
- He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold.
- Death finally brought an end to her suffering.
- They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
- Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients.
- They endured years of suffering and privation.
- Many pilots are suffering from low morale.
- She is suffering from senile dementia.
- The suffering of other people appals me.
- There was a glow on his face , wrinkled by a life time of suffering, that inspired one with a feeling of unshakable optimism.
- I hate to see animals suffering.
- He was suffering from nasal catarrh.
- He sank into a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
- He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
- He is suffering from exhaustion.
- Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.
- Staff are suffering from low morale.
- He died after suffering a cardiac arrest.
- They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering.
- He was suffering from stress brought on by overwork.
- Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?
- Many people are suffering economic hardship.
- The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters.
- In this job you have to harden your heart to pain and suffering.
- You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure.