Other Definitions suffer (enc)
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Suffer| Verb | 1. | suffer - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"tolerate - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" enjoy - have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom" | | | 2. | suffer - 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"have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" undergo, experience, have, receive, get - of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" | | | 3. | suffer - endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - 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" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" anguish - suffer great pains or distress lose - suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her" | | | 4. | suffer - 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"brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, put up, stand, support live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's one expense; "Can't you take a joke?" pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" | | | 5. | suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered"lose, suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation" | | | 6. | suffer - feel pain or be in painhave - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" ail - be unwell, ill, or ill disposed be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" be well - be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately" | | | 7. | suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" catch, get - suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!" | | | 8. | suffer - undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" | | | 9. | suffer - feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"freeze - be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | | 10. | suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"be given, incline, tend, lean, run - have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" | | | 11. | suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered" | |
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