{
    "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
}