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Antonyms for suffering

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suhf-er-ing, suhf-ring

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, ˈsʌf rɪŋ

Definition of suffering

Origin : "patient enduring of hardship," mid-14c.; "undergoing of punishment, affliction, etc.," late 14c., verbal noun from suffer (v.).

noun pain, agony

Example sentences :

I'm always amused when I read about the suffering in the tenements.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

But in the end this period of suffering proved a real blessing.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

Their suffering was great but they never lost courage and help was near.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

Of course he's suffering, my dear—but look at the smile on him!
Extract from : « A Night Out » by Edward Peple

Well, even if we were, we've no right to get our happiness out of her suffering.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

He, too, was found to be suffering from incipient tuberculosis.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

So, she went through the inferno of days and nights in a dreariness of suffering that was deadly.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

In these moments, the strength of him, nourished by suffering, was putting forth its flower.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

She had learned the law of compensation: that for every joy one pays in suffering.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

They are a pack of ignorant blockheads; you are suffering from the lungs.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

Synonyms for suffering

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