souffrance

French

Etymology

souffrir + -ance, from Latin sufferentia (toleration), from the verb sufferre (to tolerate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.fʁɑ̃s/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: souffrances
  • Hyphenation: sou‧ffrance

Noun

souffrance f (plural souffrances)

  1. sufferance, pain

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