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Suffering vs Privation - What's the difference?

suffering | privation | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between suffering and privation

is that suffering is the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress while privation is the state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

As an adjective suffering

is experiencing pain.{{jump|experiencing pain}} singular.

As a verb suffering

is present participle of lang=en.

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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    • , 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)

    • privation

    English

    Noun

  • (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
  • The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
  • The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

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