Suffering vs Tragedy - What's the difference?
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Experiencing pain.(jump)
The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
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A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
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As nouns the difference between suffering and tragedy
is that suffering is the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress while tragedy is a drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.As an adjective suffering
is experiencing pain(jump).As a verb suffering
is .suffering
English
Adjective
(head)Synonyms
* (jump) in painNoun
(en noun)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)tragedy
English
(wikipedia tragedy)Alternative forms
* (archaic) * (l) (archaic) * (archaic) * (l) (archaic) * (l) (archaic)Noun
(tragedies)citation, passage=“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”}}