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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole sofarieshan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌfəˌreɪʃ(ə)n/
- Hyphenation: su‧ffe‧ra‧tion
Noun
sufferation (plural sufferations)
- (Rastafari, Jamaica, nonstandard) Suffering, especially due to poverty or repression.
In this time of economic hardship, there is only sufferation upon the land.
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