"sufferation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌfəˌreɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: sufferations [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Jamaican Creole sofarieshanbor. English sufferation Borrowed from Jamaican Creole sofarieshan. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|jam:sofarieshan|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Jamaican Creole sofarieshanbor. English sufferation [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Jamaican Creole", "term" : "sofarieshan", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "jam" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sufferation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sufferation"> 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

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