Suffering and Worry

Suffering

Suffering noun - Feelings of mental or physical pain.

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Worry and suffering are semantically related. in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Worry" instead a noun "Suffering".

Nearby Words: suffer, sufferance, suffered, sufferer

Worry noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.

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Suffering and worry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Suffering" instead a noun "Worry".

Nearby Words: worried, worrying, worrier

considerable	considerable suffering	considerable worry
genuine	genuine suffering	genuine worry
actual	actual suffering	actual worry
real	real suffering	real worry
Other adjectives: constant, severe, extreme, great, serious, little, major, widespread, less, undue.

Everything Trying to Kill You: Not only do the hunters have to worry about being bitten by venomous snakes, but they also have to worry about suffering heat stroke from 100-plus degree temperatures as well as risking injury on hazardous terrain miles from medical assistance.

Source: Series / Rattlesnake Republic
The Buffybot has a long and storied career, and never achieves enough self-awareness to worry about her rights, but is definitely treated as capable of suffering.

Source: Inhumanable Alien Rights
When he did, he'd only tell her about good things that had happened, rather than talk about how much he was suffering, simply because he didn't want his mother to worry about him.

Source: Creator / Kris Wu

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