pain and suffering

Noun

Meaning

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

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

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Examples

It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys. Emil Zátopek

Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from over mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life. Angelina Jolie

I think with all the odd jobs I ever had, there was some kind of enlightenment but, yes, a lot of pain and suffering that I don't want to re-live. David Boreanaz

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Moral evil is the immorality and pain and suffering and tragedy that come because we choose to be selfish, arrogant, uncaring, hateful and abusive. Lee Strobel

Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering. Alan Paton

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