sofrimento
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- soffrimento (obsolete)
Etymology
Sofrer (“to suffer”) + -mento, from Old Portuguese sofrer, from Latin sufferō (“I carry under; I suffer”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌso.fɾi.ˈmẽ.tu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌso.fɾi.ˈmẽ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.fɾi.ˈmẽ.tu/
- Hyphenation: so‧fri‧men‧to
Noun
sofrimento m (plural sofrimentos)
- (uncountable) suffering (the condition of someone who suffers)
- a prolonged physical or emotional distress
- (uncountable) poverty (quality or state of being poor)
Synonyms
- (prolonged distress): aflição, amargura, padecimento
- (poverty): amargura, miséria, indigência, penúria
Antonyms
- (poverty): abastança, fartura, fortuna, opulência, riqueza
Derived terms
- sofrimento fetal
Related terms
- sofrente
- sofrer
- sofridamente
- sofrideira
- sofrido
- sofrível
- sofrivelmente