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Definition of Suffer
1. Verb. Undergo or be subjected to. "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
Exact synonyms: Endure
Specialized synonyms: Tolerate, Die
Generic synonyms: Experience, Go Through, See
Antonyms: Enjoy
Specialized synonyms: Tolerate, Die
Generic synonyms: Experience, Go Through, See
Antonyms: Enjoy
2. Verb. Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses). "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
Exact synonyms: Get, Have, Sustain
Specialized synonyms: Break Down, Collapse, Cramp, Break Up, Collapse, Crack, Crack Up, Crock Up
Related verbs: Have
Generic synonyms: Experience, Get, Have, Receive
Derivative terms: Sufferer
Specialized synonyms: Break Down, Collapse, Cramp, Break Up, Collapse, Crack, Crack Up, Crock Up
Related verbs: Have
Generic synonyms: Experience, Get, Have, Receive
Derivative terms: Sufferer
3. Verb. Experience (emotional) pain. "Sam and Sue suffer"; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
Related verbs: Abide, Bear, Brook, Digest, Endure, Put Up, Stand, Stick Out, Stomach, Support, Tolerate
Generic synonyms: Experience, Feel
Specialized synonyms: Agonise, Agonize, Anguish, Lose, Grieve, Sorrow
Derivative terms: Sufferer, Suffering, Suffering
Generic synonyms: Experience, Feel
Specialized synonyms: Agonise, Agonize, Anguish, Lose, Grieve, Sorrow
Derivative terms: Sufferer, Suffering, Suffering
4. Verb. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. "Sam cannot suffer Sue "; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Exact synonyms: Abide, Bear, Brook, Digest, Endure, Put Up, Stand, Stick Out, Stomach, Support, Tolerate
Specialized synonyms: Accept, Live With, Swallow, Hold Still For, Stand For, Bear Up, Take Lying Down, Take A Joke, Sit Out, Pay
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Derivative terms: Abidance, Bearable, Endurance, Sufferance, Tolerance, Tolerant, Tolerant, Toleration
Specialized synonyms: Accept, Live With, Swallow, Hold Still For, Stand For, Bear Up, Take Lying Down, Take A Joke, Sit Out, Pay
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Derivative terms: Abidance, Bearable, Endurance, Sufferance, Tolerance, Tolerant, Tolerant, Toleration
5. Verb. Get worse. "His grades suffered"
6. Verb. Feel pain or be in pain. "Sam and Sue suffer"
Exact synonyms: Hurt
Specialized synonyms: Have, Choke, Gag, Strangle, Suffocate, Ail, Famish, Hunger, Starve
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Hurt, Hurting, Sufferance, Sufferer, Suffering, Suffering
Antonyms: Be Well
Specialized synonyms: Have, Choke, Gag, Strangle, Suffocate, Ail, Famish, Hunger, Starve
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Hurt, Hurting, Sufferance, Sufferer, Suffering, Suffering
Antonyms: Be Well
7. Verb. Feel physical pain. "Sam and Sue suffer"; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
Exact synonyms: Ache, Hurt
Generic synonyms: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Catch, Get, Twinge, Prick, Sting, Twinge, Kill
Derivative terms: Ache, Aching, Hurt, Hurting, Sufferer, Suffering, Suffering
Generic synonyms: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Catch, Get, Twinge, Prick, Sting, Twinge, Kill
Derivative terms: Ache, Aching, Hurt, Hurting, Sufferer, Suffering, Suffering
8. Verb. Feel unwell or uncomfortable. "She is suffering from the hot weather"
9. Verb. Be given to. "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
10. Verb. Undergo or suffer. "Suffer a terrible fate"
11. Verb. Be set at a disadvantage. "This author really suffers in translation"
Definition of Suffer
1. v. t. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.
2. v. i. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.
Definition of Suffer
1. Verb. (intransitive) To undergo hardship. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To feel pain. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive construed with '''from''') To have a disease or condition. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To become worse. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To endure, undergo. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive archaic) To allow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suffer
1. to feel pain or distress [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suffer
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