Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pain and suffering

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: pain and -suf-fer-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of damages that one may recover for physical or mental pain that results from a wrong done.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pain, suffering.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

wrongful death statute survival statute

Questions

What does pain and suffering mean?: A species of damages that one may recover for physical or mental pain that results from a wrong done.

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