Objectively, what is suffering but the awareness that something is obstructing you achieving your goals? This feels like an inadequate definition of suffering,

Objectively, what is suffering but the awareness that something is obstructing you achieving your goals? This feels like an inadequate definition of suffering, but it's the only objective definition I can come up with. Is the conclusion that suffering is only meaningful with regards to animals? (Do insects suffer? Plants? Bacteria?).