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Suffer has 12 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

undergo or be subjected to

"He suffered the penalty"

"Many saints suffered martyrdom"

2

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

"She suffered a fracture in the accident"

"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"

"She got a bruise on her leg"

"He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

3

experience (emotional) pain

"Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

4

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

"I cannot bear his constant criticism"

"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"

"he learned to tolerate the heat"

"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

5

get worse

"His grades suffered"

6

feel pain or be in pain

"The athlete winced as he suffered a sharp pain in his ankle during the race."

7

feel physical pain

"Were you hurting after the accident?"

8

feel unwell or uncomfortable

"She is suffering from the hot weather"

9

be given to

"She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"

10

undergo or suffer

"meet a violent death"

"suffer a terrible fate"

11

be set at a disadvantage

"This author really suffers in translation"

"The painting loses something in this light"

12

To undergo hardship.

"The refugees had to suffer through months of harsh winters without adequate shelter or food."

Example Sentences
"He suffered the penalty" verb
"Many saints suffered martyrdom" verb
"She suffered a fracture in the accident" verb
"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars" verb
"She got a bruise on her leg" verb
"He got his arm broken in the scuffle" verb
"Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" verb
"I cannot bear his constant criticism" verb
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" verb
"he learned to tolerate the heat" verb
See Also
sufferer hysteriac worried well endure poverty ridden deign undercome aby
Related Terms
Antonyms
enjoy be well
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
experience feel permit worsen be perceive tend
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tolerate die break down cramp crack up agonize anguish lose grieve accept stand for bear up take lying down take a joke sit out pay have gag ail starve catch twinge prick kill freeze swelter

Origin

From Middle English suffren, from Anglo-Norman suffrir, from Latin sufferre ("to offer, hold up, bear, suffer"), from sub- ("up, under") + ferō ("I carry"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ("to bear, carry"). Displaced native Old English þrōwian.

Rhyming Words
fer afer ofer defer lofer zafer effer gofer offer lifer wafer safer infer rafer sofer refer cafer hofer fifer reefer
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