needlessly suffer
Frequency: 7.29.8 per million words
to experience pain or distress without any necessity or benefit
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Examples (10)
- Many people needlessly suffer in silence due to lack of support.
- We shouldn't let animals needlessly suffer from neglect.
- The community needlessly suffered through years of economic hardship.
- Why would anyone needlessly suffer the consequences of such a poor decision?
- Her anxiety made her needlessly suffer before every presentation.
- Don't needlessly suffer from problems that have simple solutions.
- They were determined not to needlessly suffer any more delays.
- He needlessly suffered severe pain because he refused to seek medical help.
- Critics argued that the new policy would cause many to needlessly suffer.
- It's tragic to see people needlessly suffer when aid is available.