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{
"term": "suffering",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "physical or mental pain",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Death finally brought an end to her suffering."
},
{
"text": "This war has caused widespread human suffering."
},
{
"text": "The taunts of her schoolmates caused her intense mental suffering."
},
{
"text": "These pills should relieve his suffering for a couple of hours."
},
{
"text": "The West has contributed to the immense amount of suffering in underdeveloped countries."
},
{
"text": "It was a life full of pain and suffering."
}
],
"topics": ["Health problems"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "immense"],
"… of suffering": ["amount", "degree", "level"],
"verb + suffering": ["cause (somebody)", "inflict", "increase"],
"phrases": ["pain and suffering"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "feelings of pain and unhappiness",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The hospice aims to ease the sufferings of the dying."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "immense"],
"… of suffering": ["amount", "degree", "level"],
"verb + suffering": ["cause (somebody)", "inflict", "increase"],
"phrases": ["pain and suffering"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/",
"audio": "su/suffering/suffering__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/",
"audio": "su/suffering/suffering__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}