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Suffering vs Showing - What's the difference?

suffering | showing |

As nouns the difference between suffering and showing

is that suffering is the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress while showing is an occasion when something is shown.

As verbs the difference between suffering and showing

is that suffering is while showing is .

As an adjective suffering

is experiencing pain(jump).

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)

    • showing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An occasion when something is shown.
    • We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
  • A result, a judgement.
    • He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.