pain and suffering

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpain and suffering (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawA species of damages that one may recover for physical or mental pain that results from a wrong done.
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pain, suffering.
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pain and suffering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pain%20and%20suffering

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“pain and suffering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pain%20and%20suffering. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pain and suffering,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pain%20and%20suffering.

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