113 entries under suffering topic. ×

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cruelty(noun, slight, damage, abuse, harm)
15
torment(noun, worry, abuse, distress, want)
14
torture(noun, distress, pain, violence, torment)
14
abuse(noun, slight, damage, evil, harm)
10
ill-treatment(noun, damage, harm, pain)
10
annoyance(noun, distress, pain, misery)
9
affliction(noun, trouble, worry, distress, want)
9
harassment(noun, charge, strike, distress, pain)
9
maltreatment(noun, abuse, misery, hardship)
9
outrage(noun, damage, harm, pain)
7
anguish(noun, difficulty, distress, pain, torment)
7
bother(noun, verb, distress, pain, misery)
4
agony(noun, difficulty, distress, pain, torment)
4
distress(noun, trouble, worry, damage, harm)
4
hardship(noun, abuse, distress, burden, want)
4
irritation(noun, distress, pain, misery, annoyance)
4
martyrdom(noun, torment, anguish, torture)
4
tribulation(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, pain)
4
trouble(noun, worry, difficulty, distress, pain)
4
worry(noun, verb, trouble, distress, want)
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