The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EVILS which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2000.
Causes of suffering crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| EVILS | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Causes of suffering
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hardship
 - martyrdom
 - charity
 - calvary
 - affliction
 - cross
 - distress
 - evil
 - grief
 - ill
 - injury
 - misery
 
Crossword Answer definitions
EVILS noun- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
 - Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
 - A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).
 
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