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The phrase "afraid of suffering" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing a fear or apprehension regarding experiencing pain or distress.
Example: "She was afraid of suffering the consequences of her actions and chose to speak up."
Alternatives: "fearful of pain" or "worried about distress".
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Perhaps because we are afraid of suffering.
Besides we know that we are followed very closely, and although we are not afraid of suffering the consequences, still, you come to know the limits of what can be said, and what can be publicly expressed.
The other night I asked a commentator I consider to be obviously a British intellectual whether he is an intellectual, and he replied, with a flicker of alarm behind his spectacles, "Oh no!" Why not? "Because I'm afraid of suffering from Impostor Syndrome".
Objection: This objection holds that the reason pacifists advocate nonviolence is that they are afraid of suffering from violence; or that they are too lazy or self-interested to take up arms to fight.
We are afraid of suffering.
But how can you live if you are afraid of suffering?
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It's years of suffering - a murderous dictator, dead parents, disease, abuse, and all sorts of deprivations that make them feel afraid, hopeless, lacking.
Stopping of suffering and hankering.
But why be afraid of his suffering?
I am afraid of the suffering that might lie ahead.
In testimony, Ms. Barrett, an aspiring interior designer, said the attack had left her afraid of crowds, and suffering from memory loss and bouts of anger.
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