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 suffer suffer /ˈsʌfɝ/

verb

  1. () Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)  ( get , sustain , have , suffer )
    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
     She suffered a fracture in the accident
    She suffered a fracture in the accident
     He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
    He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
     She got a bruise on her leg
    She got a bruise on her leg
     He got his arm broken in the scuffle
    He got his arm broken in the scuffle
  2. () Undergo or be subjected to  ( endure , suffer )
    undergo or be subjected to
     He suffered the penalty
    He suffered the penalty
     Many saints suffered martyrdom
    Many saints suffered martyrdom
  3. () Experience (emotional) pain  ( suffer )
    experience (emotional) pain
     Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
    Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
  4. () Put up with something or somebody unpleasant  ( digest , stick out , stomach , abide , brook , endure , put up , support , tolerate , bear , stand , suffer )
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
     I cannot bear his constant criticism
    I cannot bear his constant criticism
     The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
     He learned to tolerate the heat
    he learned to tolerate the heat
     She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
    She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
  5. () Get worse  ( suffer )
    get worse
     His grades suffered
    His grades suffered
  6. () Feel pain or be in pain  ( hurt , suffer )
    feel pain or be in pain
      He had to suffer through the pain of a broken bone.
    He had to suffer through the pain of a broken bone.
  7. () Feel unwell or uncomfortable  ( suffer )
    feel unwell or uncomfortable
     She is suffering from the hot weather
    She is suffering from the hot weather
  8. () Feel physical pain  ( hurt , suffer , ache )
    feel physical pain
     Were you hurting after the accident?
    Were you hurting after the accident?
  9. Be set at a disadvantage  ( lose , suffer )
    be set at a disadvantage
     This author really suffers in translation
    This author really suffers in translation
     The painting loses something in this light
    The painting loses something in this light
  10. Undergo or suffer  ( suffer , meet )
    undergo or suffer
     Meet a violent death
    meet a violent death
     Suffer a terrible fate
    suffer a terrible fate
  11. Be given to  ( suffer )
    be given to
     She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
    She suffers from a tendency to talk too much