souffrance

Definitions of souffrance
  1. noun
    psychological suffering
    synonyms: douleur
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    types:
    angoisse, supplice, tourment
    extreme mental distress
    humiliation volontaire, masochisme
    self-imposed distress
    type of:
    mal
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
  2. noun
    emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
    synonyms: mal
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    antonyms:
    joie, plaisir
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
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    agonie, martyre, supplice, tourment
    feelings of mental or physical pain
    douleur
    psychological suffering
    douleur, désagrément
    an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
    angoisse, supplice, tourment
    extreme mental distress
    humiliation volontaire, masochisme
    self-imposed distress
    type of:
    sens du toucher, sentiment, toucher
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  3. noun
    misery resulting from affliction
    synonyms: malheur
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    type of:
    malheur, misère
    a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
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