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suf•fer•ing
Pronunciation: (suf'ur-ing, suf'ring), [key]—
n.
1. the state of a person or thing that suffers.
2. Often,
sufferings. something suffered by a person or a group of people; pain:
the sufferings of the slaves. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.