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suffering

How many syllables in suffering?

  3 syllables

Divide suffering into syllables:   suf-fer-ing
Stressed syllable in suffering:   suf-fer-ing
How to say suffering:

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Synonyms for suffering


1 syllable
  • pain
  • test
2 syllables
  • anguish
  • distress
  • pathos
  • torment
  • trauma
  • trouble
  • anguished
  • ordeal
  • stricken
  • tortured
  • trial
3 syllables
  • affliction
  • agony
  • agonized
  • misery
4 syllables
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