sorrow vs suffer
suffer vs sorrowsorrow is a noun but suffer is not a noun.
sorrow and suffer both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sorrow | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| suffer | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
suffer is a hypernym of
sorrow; that is, suffer is a
word with a broader meaning than sorrow:
- sorrow: feel grief
- suffer: experience (emotional) pain
| sorrow (noun) | suffer (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that causes great unhappiness | |
| an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement | |
| sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | |
| the state of being sad |
| sorrow (verb) | suffer (verb) |
|---|---|
| feel grief | be in pain |
| undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | |
| feel unwell or uncomfortable | |
| get worse in quality | |
| be set at a disadvantage | |
| put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
| experience (emotional) pain | |
| feel physical pain | |
| undergo or be subjected to | |
| undergo or suffer | |
| be given to |
Words related to "sorrow"
- aggrieve
- attrition
- bereavement
- broken heart
- brokenheartedness
- compassionate
- compunction
- condole with
- contriteness
- contrition
- feel for
- grief
- grieve
- heartache
- heartbreak
- joy
- keen
- lament
- mourn
- mournfulness
- mourning
- negative stimulus
- pity
- poignance
- poignancy
- regret
- remorse
- rue
- ruefulness
- ruthfulness
- sadness
- self-pity
- self-reproach
- sorrower
- sorrowfulness
- suffer
- sympathize with
- unhappiness
Words related to "suffer"
- abide
- accept
- ache
- agonise
- agonize
- ail
- allow
- anguish
- be
- be given
- be well
- bear
- bear up
- break down
- break up
- brook
- catch
- choke
- collapse
- comprehend
- countenance
- crack
- crack up
- cramp
- crock up
- decline
- die
- digest
- endure
- enjoy
- experience
- famish
- feel
- freeze
- gag
- get
- go through
- grieve
- have
- hold still for
- hunger
- hurt
- incline
- kill
- lean
- let
- live with
- lose
- meet
- pain
- pay
- perceive
- permit
- prick
- put up
- receive
- run
- see
- sit out
- sorrow
- stand
- stand for
- starve
- stick out
- sting
- stomach
- strangle
- stress
- suffer
- sufferance
- sufferer
- suffering
- suffocate
- support
- sustain
- swallow
- swelter
- take a joke
- take lying down
- tend
- tolerate
- twinge
- worsen
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