"sufferation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌfəˌreɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: sufferations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole sofarieshan. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|jam|sofarieshan}} Borrowed from Jamaican Creole sofarieshan Head templates: {{en-noun}} sufferation (plural sufferations)
  1. (Rastafari, Jamaica, nonstandard) Suffering, especially due to poverty or repression. Tags: Jamaica, Rastafari, nonstandard Categories (topical): Rastafari
    Sense id: en-sufferation-en-noun-A1PVBcX3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Jamaican English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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