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suffering.

Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ//ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/

  1. Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin suffero Latin sufferre Vulgar Latin *sufferīre Old French suffrirbor. Middle English suffren English suffer Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English suffering By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.

noun/ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ//ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/

  1. The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin suffero Latin sufferre Vulgar Latin *sufferīre Old French suffrirbor. Middle English suffren English suffer Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English suffering By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.

verb/ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ//ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of suffer

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin suffero Latin sufferre Vulgar Latin *sufferīre Old French suffrirbor. Middle English suffren English suffer Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English suffering By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.

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