suffering
/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण सफ़रिंग
कष्ट, पीड़ा, दुःख
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physical or mental pain
कष्ट, पीड़ा, दुःख
- the suffering of the flood victims
- The doctor tried to ease the suffering of his patients.
- Radhika volunteered to help ease the suffering of the earthquake victims.
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- The film shows the suffering of ordinary people during the war.
- There was much human suffering after the flood.
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[pl.] sufferings
feelings of pain and unhappiness
कष्ट, दुःख
- the sufferings of the poor
- The novel describes the suffering of a widow in a small village.
- The sufferings of the villagers touched everyone's heart.
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- He wrote about the sufferings of workers in the mills.
- Her sufferings made her strong.
Synonyms hardships trials tribulations afflictions
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suffering (uncountable)
Suffering is usually uncountable and has no plural: much suffering, not many sufferings. Use pain or hardships for separate things.
'Suffering' प्रायः अगणनीय है और इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता: much suffering, many sufferings नहीं। अलग-अलग चीज़ों के लिए pain या hardships का प्रयोग करें।
- The war caused terrible suffering to ordinary people.
- There is a lot of suffering in the flood-hit districts.
suffering from / of + noun
Use suffering from before an illness or problem. Of belongs to the noun: the suffering of the poor.
बीमारी या समस्या के पहले 'suffering from' आता है। 'Of' noun के साथ आता है: the suffering of the poor।
- He is suffering from dengue.
- Nobody can measure the suffering of the refugees.
suffering (adjective) before a noun
As a participle adjective, suffering describes the person or group who is in pain: the suffering patients.
Participle विशेषण के रूप में 'suffering' पीड़ित व्यक्ति या समूह का वर्णन करता है: the suffering patients।
- The doctor comforted the suffering child.
- Relief camps were opened for the suffering families.
suffering + cause (by / through / caused by)
Use caused by or through to name the reason for the suffering. Never use 'due from'.
पीड़ा का कारण बताने के लिए caused by या through आता है। 'Due from' का प्रयोग कभी नहीं होता।
- Suffering caused by drought has pushed farmers into debt.
- She learnt wisdom through suffering.
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adjective + suffering
greathumanunnecessarymentalsilent
- Many of them endured silent suffering for years.
verb + suffering
causerelieveendeaseendure
- The medicine eased the suffering of the patients.
suffering + of
of the poorof animalsof the victimsof the refugeesof the wounded
- The film shows the suffering of the poor in big cities.
suffering + from
from malariafrom hungerfrom stressfrom a feverfrom depression
- Many students are suffering from exam stress.
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- Poverty brings great suffering to millions of children.
ग़रीबी लाखों बच्चों को बहुत पीड़ा देती है।
- The charity works to reduce the suffering of stray animals.
यह संस्था आवारा पशुओं की पीड़ा कम करने का काम करती है।
- Radhika's grandfather bore his long illness without ever speaking of his suffering.
राधिका के दादाजी ने अपनी लंबी बीमारी बिना अपनी पीड़ा की चर्चा किए सह ली।
- Doctors must try to end needless suffering.
डॉक्टरों को अनावश्यक पीड़ा समाप्त करने का प्रयास करना चाहिए।
- Many poets have written about love and suffering.
कई कवियों ने प्रेम और पीड़ा के बारे में लिखा है।
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✗ The sufferings of the flood victims were great.
✓ The suffering of the flood victims was great.
In the sense of pain, suffering is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
पीड़ा के अर्थ में 'suffering' अगणनीय है और singular क्रिया लेता है।
✗ He is suffering with cancer.
✓ He is suffering from cancer.
The preposition for illness after suffer is from.
बीमारी बताने के लिए 'suffer' के बाद preposition 'from' आता है।
✗ He is suffering from fever since two days.
✓ He has been suffering from fever for two days.
Use for with a period of time and a perfect continuous tense; since is used with a starting point.
अवधि के साथ 'for' और perfect continuous tense आता है; 'since' शुरुआती बिंदु के साथ आता है।
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suf·fer·ing
?Which word?
Keep the pain words together: suffering, pain, agony (extreme pain), anguish (severe mental pain), torment (great suffering), affliction (something that causes suffering).
पीड़ा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: suffering, pain, agony (अत्यधिक पीड़ा), anguish (गंभीर मानसिक पीड़ा), torment (भारी कष्ट), affliction (कष्ट का कारण)।
§Grammar and usage
Suffer from sth ('suffer from fever', not 'suffer with' in careful use).
'suffer from sth' ('suffer from fever', सावधान प्रयोग में 'suffer with' नहीं)।
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General knowledge
Buddhism's Four Noble Truths begin with dukkha (suffering).
बौद्ध धर्म के चार आर्य सत्य दुःख से शुरू होते हैं।