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suffer

/'s/@/f/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. undergo or be subjected to

    verb.perception

    Examples
    He suffered the penalty.
    Many saints suffered martyrdom.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

    verb.body

    Examples
    She suffered a fracture in the accident.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. experience (emotional) pain

    verb.emotion

    Examples
    Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

    verb.cognition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. get worse

    verb.change

    Examples
    His grades suffered.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. feel pain or be in pain

    verb.body

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. feel physical pain

    verb.perception

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. feel unwell or uncomfortable

    verb.body

    Examples
    She is suffering from the hot weather.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. be given to

    verb.stative

    Examples
    She suffers from a tendency to talk too much.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. undergo or suffer

    verb.perception

    Examples
    Suffer a terrible fate.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. be set at a disadvantage

    verb.change

    Examples
    This author really suffers in translation.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to <i>suffer</i> pain of body, or grief of mind.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  13. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we <i>suffer</i> from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we <i>suffer</i> with anxiety.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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