1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Suffer.

2. (n.) The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs.

3. (a.) Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc.

Schmerz ache aches and pains aching admissive adversity afflicted affliction agonized agony allowing blow consenting convulsed cramp crucified cut discomfort distress distressed dolor grief hardship harrowed hurt hurting in distress in pain indulgent injury lacerated lax lenient lesion malaise martyred martyrized misery misfortune nasty blow nonprohibitive on the rack pain pained pang passion permissive permitting racked shock sore sore spot spasm stress stress of life stroke tender spot throes tolerant tolerating torment tormented torture tortured trial tribulation twisted under the harrow unprohibitive wound wounded wrench wrung