Synonyms for suffering

Other words for “suffering”, grouped by meaning.

We found 9 synonyms for “suffering”. The most common are agony, excruciation, woe, distress, hurt.

noun a state of acute pain

noun misery resulting from affliction

Synonymswoe

noun psychological suffering

noun feelings of mental or physical pain

Synonymshurt

adjective troubled by pain or loss

adjective very unhappy; full of misery

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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