souffrance

/su.fʁɑ̃s/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
souffrances

Meaning

  1. suffering

    • La souffrance des réfugiés émeut le monde entier.

      The suffering of the refugees moves the whole world.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

désarroi

Close synonyms for "distress/confusion, suffering."

détresse

Close synonyms for "distress, suffering."

Similar in other languages

German

Bedrängnis

Bedrängnis is the German word for the same thing — both mean "distress, suffering."

Practice

1 What does souffrance mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ des réfugiés émeut le monde entier.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches souffrance?

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