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pain vs suffering

suffering vs pain

pain and suffering both are nouns.

pain is not an adjective while suffering is an adjective.

pain is a verb but suffering is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pain Yes No Yes No
suffering Yes Yes No No
As nouns, suffering is a hyponym of pain; that is, suffering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pain:
  • pain: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
  • suffering: feelings of mental or physical pain
Other hyponyms of pain include growing pains, unpleasantness, mental anguish, hurt, distress, hurt.
As nouns, suffering is a hyponym of pain; that is, suffering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pain:
  • pain: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  • suffering: a state of acute pain
pain (noun) suffering (noun)
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort feelings of mental or physical pain
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness psychological suffering
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid a state of acute pain
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder misery resulting from affliction
pain (adjective) suffering (adjective)
troubled by pain or loss
very unhappy; full of misery
pain (verb) suffering (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Difference between pain and suffering

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