/ Dictionary / Index S suffering: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: suf•fer•ing Pronunciation: (suf'ur-ing, suf'ring), [key] — n. the state of a person or thing that suffers. Often,something suffered by a person or a group of people; pain: the sufferings of the slaves. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: suffering (Thesaurus) sufferance Suffern Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language