souffre-douleur

== French == === Etymology === Compound of souffrir +‎ douleur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /su.fʁə.du.lœʁ/ === Noun === souffre-douleur m (plural souffre-douleur or souffre-douleurs) punchbag, punching bag (person or animal used by someone to let out their anger) Synonym: tête de Turc ==== See also ==== bouc émissaire === Further reading === “souffre-douleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012