relieve suffering
1suffering — n. 1) to inflict suffering on 2) to bear, endure suffering 3) to alleviate, ease, relieve suffering 4) chronic; great, incalculable, intense, untold suffering * * * [ sʌf(ə)rɪŋ] ease endure suffering great. incalculable intense relieve suffering… …
2relieve — relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay are comparable when they mean to make something tolerable or less grievous. Though they are often used interchangeably, they are clearly distinguishable. Relieve implies a lifting of enough of …
3Suffering — This article is about suffering or pain in the broadest sense. For physical pain, see Pain. For other uses, see The Suffering. Tragic mask on the façade of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm Suffering, or pain in a broad sense,[1] is …
4suffering — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, immense, intense, massive, real, terrible, unbearable, unimaginable, untold ▪ …
5relieve — verb ADVERB ▪ temporarily ▪ completely, partially VERB + RELIEVE ▪ attempt to, try to ▪ They try to relieve the symptoms of depre …
6suffering — Physical pain; mental anguish. There is no adequate definition of pain; the best that can be done is to describe a reaction to pain. This reaction is the body s awareness of unpleasant changes or activities that call attention to a particular… …
7relieve — v.tr. 1 bring or provide aid or assistance to. 2 alleviate or reduce (pain, suffering, etc.). 3 mitigate the tedium or monotony of. 4 bring military support for (a besieged place). 5 release (a person) from a duty by acting as or providing a… …
8The Suffering (video game) — Infobox VG title=The Suffering caption= developer=Surreal Software publisher=Midway Games designer=Richard Rouse III (Lead Designer and Writer) Andre Maguire (Lead Level Designer) engine=Riot Engine (Proprietary) released=PlayStation 2, Xbox… …
9alleviate suffering — soothe pain, relieve discomfort, ease suffering …
10Euthanasia — For mercy killings performed on animals, see Animal euthanasia. Part of a series on …
