suffer
(verb)
verb
1. undergo or be subjected to
- He suffered the penalty
- Many saints suffered martyrdom
Similar word(s): endure
Definition categories: perception, experience, see
2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
Similar word(s): get, have, sustain
Definition categories: body, experience, get, have, receive
3. experience (emotional) pain
- Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
Definition categories: emotion, experience, feel
4. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Similar word(s): abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stomach, support, tolerate
Definition categories: cognition, allow, countenance, let, permit
5. get worse
- His grades suffered
Definition categories: change, decline, worsen
6. feel pain or be in pain
Similar word(s): hurt
Definition categories: body, be
7. feel physical pain
Definition categories: perception, comprehend, perceive
8. feel unwell or uncomfortable
- She is suffering from the hot weather
Definition categories: body, be
9. be given to
- She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
Definition categories: stative, incline, lean, run, tend
10. undergo or suffer
- suffer a terrible fate
Similar word(s): meet
Definition categories: perception, experience, see
11. be set at a disadvantage
- This author really suffers in translation
Similar word(s): lose
Definition categories: change, decline, worsen
Sentences with suffer as a verb:
- At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
- He's suffering from the flu this week.
- If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.
- I've been suffering your insults for years;