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Suffering vs Illness - What's the difference?

suffering | illness |

As nouns the difference between suffering and illness

is that suffering is the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress while illness is (countable) an instance of a disease or poor health.

As an adjective suffering

is experiencing pain(jump).

As a verb suffering

is .

suffering

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Experiencing pain.(jump)

    • Synonyms

    * (jump) in pain

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
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    Verb

    (head)

    • illness

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
  • (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.

    • Synonyms

    * (instance) sickness * (state) sickness * See also

    Related terms

    * ill * hypochondriac

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