| noun | a state of acute pain |
| noun | misery resulting from affliction |
| noun | psychological suffering “the death of his wife caused him great distress” |
| noun | feelings of mental or physical pain |
| verb | undergo or be subjected to “He suffered the penalty” |
| verb | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) “She suffered a fracture in the accident” |
| verb | experience (emotional) pain “Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers” |
| verb | put up with something or somebody unpleasant “I cannot bear his constant criticism” |
| verb | get worse “His grades suffered” |
| verb | feel pain or be in pain |
| verb | feel physical pain “Were you hurting after the accident?” |
| verb | feel unwell or uncomfortable “She is suffering from the hot weather” |
| verb | be given to “She suffers from a tendency to talk too much” |
| verb | undergo or suffer “meet a violent death” |
| verb | be set at a disadvantage “This author really suffers in translation” |
| adjective | troubled by pain or loss “suffering refugees” |
| adjective | very unhappy; full of misery “he felt depressed and miserable” |
| agonal | adjective | pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) |
| agonist | noun | someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) |
| agonize | verb | suffer agony or anguish |
| agonise | verb | cause to agonize |
| suffer | verb | feel physical pain |
| excruciate | verb | torment emotionally or mentally |
| distress | verb | cause mental pain to |
| hurt | verb | be the source of pain |
| sufferer | noun | a person suffering from an illness |
| suffering | noun | misery resulting from affliction |
| endurance | noun | the power to withstand hardship or stress |
| bearable | adjective | capable of being borne though unpleasant |
| tolerant | adjective | showing the capacity for endurance |
| toleration | noun | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
| tolerance | noun | the act of tolerating something |
| abidance | noun | the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) |
| sufferance | noun | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
| hurt | noun | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. |
| hurting | noun | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
| ache | noun | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
| aching | noun | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
| miserableness | noun | a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune |
| wretchedness | noun | a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune |