souffrance

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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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