suffering
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Sense: Noun: hardship or pain
Synonyms:
hardship Collocations, misery Collocations, adversity, distress Collocations, pain Collocations, agony, torture, anguish Collocations, torment, hurt Collocations, hurting, ordeal Collocations
suffer
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Sense: Verb: be in pain
Synonyms:
be in pain, hurt Collocations, anguish Collocations, languish, feel pain, be in agony, ache Collocations, smart Collocations, be wounded, endure torture, go through the mill , writhe in agony
Antonyms:
recover Collocations, be relieved, be restored, be on the mend, bounce back, get better, be back on your feet, perk up, pull through, turn the corner
Sense: Verb: feel sadness
Synonyms:
grieve Collocations, mourn, agonize, agonise , anguish Collocations, sorrow Collocations, be tormented, be racked, be tortured
Sense: Verb: sustain
Synonyms:
sustain Collocations, undergo Collocations, experience Collocations, be exposed to, be subjected to, go through, be put through
Sense: Verb: endure
Synonyms:
endure Collocations, bear Collocations, put up with , stand Collocations, go through, withstand Collocations, live through
Antonyms:
reject Collocations, abstain, refuse Collocations, give in, give up, quit Collocations, surrender Collocations, run away, run a mile, have nothing to do with
Sense: Verb: permit - literary
Synonyms:
permit Collocations, stand Collocations, allow Collocations, tolerate, accept Collocations, take Collocations, authorize, authorise , sanction Collocations, acquiesce to, admit Collocations, let Collocations, indulge, concede, connive, yield Collocations
Antonyms:
ban Collocations, forbid Collocations, cancel Collocations, censure, begrudge, deny Collocations, veto, withhold Collocations, take away, take back
Sense: Verb: be affected
Synonyms:
take the hit , be hit, be adversely affected, be affected, be afflicted, feel the effects, bear the brunt