souffrance

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin sufferentia. By surface analysis, souffrir +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /su.fʁɑ̃s/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Homophone: souffrances
Hyphenation: sou‧ffrance

Noun edit

souffrance f (plural souffrances)

sufferance, pain, suffering

Derived terms edit

en souffrance

Further reading edit

“souffrance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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