Suffer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌfər|  American pronunciation of the word suffer
Brit.  |ˈsʌfə|  British pronunciation of the word suffer

verb

- undergo or be subjected to (syn: endure)
He suffered the penalty
Many saints suffered martyrdom
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (syn: get, have, sustain)
She suffered a fracture in the accident
- experience (emotional) pain
Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant (syn: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, support, tolerate)
- get worse
His grades suffered
- feel pain or be in pain (syn: hurt)
- feel physical pain (syn: ache, hurt)
- feel unwell or uncomfortable
She is suffering from the hot weather
- be given to
She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
- undergo or suffer (syn: meet)
suffer a terrible fate
- be set at a disadvantage (syn: lose)
This author really suffers in translation

Extra examples

He died instantly and did not suffer.

He suffered a heart attack and died instantly.

She suffered an injury during the game.

We suffered a great deal during the war.

I hate to see a child suffer.

She suffered through another one of their long visits.

The team suffered a defeat in the play-offs.

Their relationship suffered because of her work.

He suffers from headaches.

I cannot suffer him.

At least he died suddenly and didn't suffer.

She's suffering a lot of pain.

I'm suffering from a bad back.

Mary's suffering from ill health at the moment.

London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: suffer
he/she/it: suffers
present participle: suffering
past tense: suffered
past participle: suffered
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