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Mortification vs Suffering - What's the difference?

mortification | suffering | Related terms |

Mortification is a related term of suffering.


As nouns the difference between mortification and suffering

is that mortification is the act of mortifying while suffering is the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

As an adjective suffering is

experiencing pain(jump).

As a verb suffering is

.

mortification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of mortifying.
  • A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
  • (medicine) The death of part of the body.
  • *1913 ,
    • And then there's the fever and the mortification —if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.

    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.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface.}}

    Verb

    (head)