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suffering vs pain

pain vs suffering

suffering and pain both are nouns.

suffering is an adjective but pain is not an adjective.

suffering is not a verb while pain is a verb.

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