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Suffering : SadSuffering is any unwanted[?] condition and the corrresponding negative emotion. It is usually associated with pain and unhappiness, but any condition can be suffering if it is unwanted. Antonyms include happiness or pleasure.In a phrase like "suffering from a disease" emphasis is on having the disease, less on the unhappiness it causes. Related terms are sadness and grief. Some view anger as a type of suffering. Boredom, or ennui (a French word, from Old French[?] enui) is a reactive state to wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious stimuli: suffering from a lack of interesting things to see, hear, etc., or do (physically or intellectually), while not in the mood of "doing nothing". Temporarily being in a situation of boredom may also be felt as a waste of time, but then it is usually considered worse than just that. Alternatively one may have the feeling that boredom is caused by having too much time.
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In Buddhism, suffering is called dukkha. The fundamental principles of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths, describe dukkha and a method of ending it.
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment[?], 1984 defines "torture" as involving "suffering":
Similarly, the Rome statute of the International Criminal Court, 1998, defines "torture" as a crime against humanity as involving "suffering":
"Suffering belongs to the discipline of all Christ's followers (Romans 8:17; 2 Corinthians 1:7; Galatians 3:4; Philippians 3:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; 2 Timothy 2:12; 2 Timothy 3:12; James 5:10; 1 Peter 2:20 f.; 1 Peter 3:14, 1 Peter 3:17; 1 Peter 4:1, 1 Peter 4:13, 1 Peter 4:16; 1 Peter 5:10). Such suffering is called a suffering for God's or Christ's sake (Jeremiah 15:15; Acts 9:16; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 1:12). This fellowship in suffering unites us with the saints of God in all times (James 5:10), and is indeed a fellowship with the Lord Himself (Philippians 3:10), who uses this discipline to mold us more and more according to His character."1 (http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/Topic/Suffering)
An alternative meaning of "suffer" is "to allow".
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