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suf·fer (s

v. suf·fered, suf·fer·ing, suf·fers

v.intr.

1. To feel pain or distress; sustain loss, injury, harm, or punishment.

2. To tolerate or endure evil, injury, pain, or death. See Synonyms at bear¹.

3. To appear at a disadvantage: "He suffers by comparison with his greater contemporary" (Albert C. Baugh).

v.tr.

1. To undergo or sustain (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant): "Ordinary men have always had to suffer the history their leaders were making" (Herbert J. Muller).

2. To experience; undergo: suffer a change in staff.

3. To endure or bear; stand: would not suffer fools.

4. To permit; allow: "They were not suffered to aspire to so exalted a position as that of streetcar conductor" (Edmund S. Morgan).

[Middle English suffren, from Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferre, from Latin sufferre : sub-, sub- + ferre, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

suffer·er n.

suffer·ing·ly adv.

Usage Note: In general usage the preferred preposition after suffer is from, rather than with, in constructions such as He suffered from hypertension. Ninety-four percent of the Usage Panel found suffered with unacceptable in the preceding example. In medical usage suffer with is sometimes employed with reference to the pain or discomfort caused by a condition, while suffer from is used more broadly in reference to a condition, such as anemia, that is detrimental but not necessarily painful.

suffer [ˈsʌfə]

1. to undergo or be subjected to (pain, punishment, etc.)

2. (tr) to undergo or experience (anything) to suffer a change of management

3. (intr) to be set at a disadvantage this author suffers in translation

4. to be prepared to endure (pain, death, etc.) he suffers for the cause of freedom

5. (tr) Archaic to permit (someone to do something) suffer the little children to come unto me

suffer from

a. to be ill with, esp recurrently

b. to be given to he suffers from a tendency to exaggerate

[from Old French soffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- + ferre to bear]

sufferer n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	suffer - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" endure tolerate - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "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" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" 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" sustain, have, get collapse, break down - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack cramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" crack up, crock up, collapse, break up, crack - suffer a nervous breakdown experience, have, receive, get - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
	3.	suffer - experience (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 or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" agonise, agonize - suffer agony or anguish 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" grieve, sorrow - feel grief
	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 idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" 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 own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end 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 - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
	5.	suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered" decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" lose, suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
	6.	suffer - feel pain or be in pain hurt have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" choke, gag, strangle, suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" ail - be ill or unwell famish, starve, hunger - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" 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?" ache, hurt 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 twinge, prick, sting - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
	8.	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" swelter - be uncomfortably hot be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	9.	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"
	10.	suffer - undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" meet experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
	11.	suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation" lose decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered"

suffer

verb

1. be in pain, hurt, ache, be racked, have a bad time, go through a lot (informal), go through the mill (informal), feel wretched Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?

2. be affected, have trouble with, be afflicted, be troubled with I realized he was suffering from shock.

3. undergo, experience, sustain, feel, bear, go through, endure The peace process has suffered a serious blow now.

4. deteriorate, decline, get worse, fall off, be impaired I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering.

5. tolerate, stand, put up with (informal), support, bear, endure, brook, hack (Brit. informal), abide She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.

Translations

suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ]

A. VT

1. (= experience) [+ pain, hardship] → sufrir, padecer; [+ loss, decline, setback] → sufrir, experimentar
to suffer a heart attack → sufrir un infarto
the peace process has suffered a serious blow → el proceso de paz ha sufrido or experimentado un serio contratiempo
to suffer the same fate as → sufrir la misma suerte que
to suffer the consequences → sufrir las consecuencias

2. (= tolerate) [+ opposition, rudeness] → soportar, aguantar
I can't suffer it a moment longer → no lo soporto or aguanto un minuto más
to suffer sb to do sth (Literat) → permitir que algn haga algo
he/she doesn't suffer fools gladly → no soporta a los imbéciles

B. VI

1. (= experience pain) → sufrir
to suffer for sth → sufrir las consecuencias de algo
you'll suffer for this! → ¡me las pagarás!
I'll make him suffer for it! → ¡me las pagará!
to suffer for one's sins → expiar sus pecados
to make sb suffer → hacer sufrir a algn
to suffer in silence → sufrir en silencio

2.
to suffer from sth (= experience) the house is suffering from neglect → la casa está en un cierto estado de abandono
Madrid suffers from overcrowding → Madrid adolece de superpoblación
to suffer from an illness → padecer una enfermedad
they were suffering from shock → se encontraban en estado de shock
to suffer from the effects of alcohol → sufrir los efectos del alcohol
to suffer from the effects of a fall → resentirse de una caída

3. (= worsen) [studies, business, eyesight, health] → verse afectado, resentirse
sales have suffered badly → las ventas se han visto afectadas seriamente

suffer [ˈsʌfə^r]

vt [+ pain, headaches, strain] → souffrir de; [+ heart attack] → faire; [+ shock] → subir; [+ setback, losses, defeat, hardship] → subir
to suffer the same fate → subir le même sort

(= be badly affected) → souffrir
She was really suffering → Elle souffrait beaucoup.
to suffer from (disease, illness) → souffrir de
I suffer from hay fever
BUT Je suis sujet au rhume des foins.
suffering from shock → en état de choc
They were taken to hospital suffering from shock → Ils ont été transportés à l'hôpital en état de choc.
to suffer from the effects of sth [+ heat, cold, poverty, sanctions] → souffrir des effets de qch
to suffer from the effects of alcohol → se ressentir des effets de l'alcool
to suffer from the effects of a fall → se ressentir des conséquences d'une chute

(= be adversely affected) → en souffrir

suffer

(= undergo, be subjected to) pain, injuries, heart attack, loss, setback, damage, hardship → erleiden; hunger → leiden; headache, stress, effects etc → leiden unter or an (+dat); shock → haben; to suffer defeat/death → eine Niederlage/den Tod (geh) → erleiden; the pound suffered further losses → das Pfund musste weitere Einbußen hinnehmen; she suffered quite a blow → sie hat einen Schicksalsschlag erlitten; her popularity suffered a decline → ihre Beliebtheit hat gelitten

(= tolerate) → dulden, ertragen; he doesn’t suffer fools gladly → Dummheit ist ihm ein Gräuel

(liter: = allow) → zulassen, dulden; to suffer something to be done → zulassen or dulden, dass etw geschieht; suffer the little children to come unto me (Bibl) → lasset die Kindlein zu mir kommen (Bibl)

vi (physically, mentally, fig) → leiden (→ from unter +dat, → from illness an +dat); (as punishment, in hell etc) → büßen; he was suffering from shock → er hatte einen Schock (erlitten); your health/work will suffer → deine Gesundheit/Arbeit wird darunter leiden; the runners are clearly suffering in this heat → die Hitze macht den Läufern sichtlich zu schaffen; the regiment suffered badly → das Regiment erlitt schwere Verluste; the town suffered badly in the raids → die Stadt wurde bei den Luftangriffen schwer in Mitleidenschaft gezogen; how I suffered! → was ich alles durchgemacht habe!; to suffer for one’s sins → für seine Sünden büßen; you’ll suffer for this! → das wirst du büßen!; we will see that you don’t suffer from the changes → wir werden zusehen, dass Ihnen aus den Umstellungen keine Nachteile entstehen

suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ]

1. vt

a. (hardship, hunger) → soffrire, patire; (pain) → provare; (undergo, loss, setback) → subire
to suffer pangs of hunger → provare i morsi della fame

b. (tolerate, opposition, rudeness) → sopportare, tollerare
she doesn't suffer fools gladly → non sopporta proprio gli stupidi

2. vi (physically) → soffrire; (be adversely affected, town) → subire danni; (regiment) → subire perdite
to suffer from (rheumatism, headaches, deafness) → soffrire di (malnutrition, the cold) → soffrire (a cold, influenza, bad memory) → avere
she suffers from a limp → zoppica
she was suffering from shock → era sotto shock
to suffer from the effects of alcohol/a fall → risentire degli effetti dell'alcol/di una caduta
the house is suffering from neglect → la casa è in stato di abbandono
your health will suffer → la tua salute ne risentirà
to suffer for one's sins → scontare i propri peccati
you'll suffer for it! → la pagherai!

suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ]

1. vt

a. (hardship, hunger) → soffrire, patire; (pain) → provare; (undergo, loss, setback) → subire
to suffer pangs of hunger → provare i morsi della fame

b. (tolerate, opposition, rudeness) → sopportare, tollerare
she doesn't suffer fools gladly → non sopporta proprio gli stupidi

suffer

v suffer [ˈsafə]

1 to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly – he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence. pyn verduur يُعاني (из)мъчвам (се) trpět lide af; lide leiden υποφέρω sufrir, padecer kannatama, piinlema درد كشيدن kärsiä souffrir לִסבּוֹל कष्ट पाना, दुख भोगना trpjeti, patiti (el)szenved menderita þjást soffrire 苦しむ 고통받다 kentėti, kęsti ciest (sāpes u.tml.) merasakan sakitnya lijden lide, ta skade cierpieć sofrer a suferi страдать trpieť trpeti patiti lida, få utstå, sota för ทนทุกข์ทรมาน çekmek 受痛苦 страждати; зносити جھیلنا đau khổ, chịu đựng 受痛苦

2 to undergo or experience The army suffered enormous losses. ervaar يَتَحَمَّل الخَسائِر понасям utrpět lide; være udsat for erleiden υφίσταμαι sufrir läbi elama تجربه شكست كردن kärsiä subir לספוג हानि उठाना, को क्षति पहुंचाना snositi, pretrpjeti elszenved mengalami verða fyrir, bíða subire こうむる (~을) 겪다 patirti ciest (zaudējumus) mengalami lijden gjennomgå, lide tap ponosić, cierpieć sofrer a suporta претерпевать utrpieť pretrpeti pretrpeti lida, drabbas av ประสบความทุกข์ uğramak, başına gelmek 遭受 терпіти مصیبت اٹھانا trải qua, chịu đựng 遭受

3 to be neglected I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer. agterlaat يُهْمَل، يُعاني (по)страд(в)ам zanedbat lide skade leiden παραμελούμαι resentirse, verse afectado; salir perjudicado hooletusse jääma از سر گذراندن kärsiä pâtir לִסבּוֹל होने देना stradati, patiti kárt vall terbengkalai gjalda fyrir; verða fyrir vanrækslu subire, patire ほったらかす 무시하다 nukentėti būt atstātam novārtā; ciest (no nevērības) terabai lijden ta skade, lide under (u)cierpieć sofrer a lâncezi пострадать zanedbať trpeti zapustiti bli lidande ถูกมองข้าม olumsuz etkilemek, zarar görmek 玩忽 страждати نظر انداز کیا جانا trở nên tồi tệ, mất chất lượng 玩忽

4 (withfrom) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc) She suffers from stomach-aches. ly يتألَّم، يُعاني страдам trpět na lide af leiden υποφέρω, πάσχω sufrir de, padecer de põdema رنج كشيدن kärsiä souffrir (de) סוֹבֵל सहना, बर्दाश्त करना patiti od nečega fáj a ... menderita þjást af soffrire 病む (병 등을) 앓다 būti kamuojamam slimot ar mengalami lijden aan lide av cierpieć na, być chorym na sofrer a suferi (de) страдать (от чего-л.) trpieť (na) trpeti zaradi patiti lida av ทุกข์ทรมานจาก çekmek 患病 страждати від اکثر بیمار رہنا chịu, chịu đựng 患病

n suffering

(a feeling of) pain or misery The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings. lyding عَذاب، مُعاناه страдание utrpení lidelse das Leiden ταλαιπωρία, δεινοπάθημα sufrimiento kannatus رنج kärsimys souffrance סֶבֶל पीड़ा, कष्ट, दर्द, क्षति, हानि, नुकसान, दु:खभोग, व्यथा, दु:ख, तकलीफ trpljenje, patnja fájdalom penderitaan þjáning sofferenza 苦しみ 고통 kančia, kentėjimas ciešanas penderitaan pijn, nood lidelse cierpienie, ból sofrimento suferinţă страдание utrpenie trpljenje patnja lidande, nöd การได้รับความทุกข์ทรมาน acı, ıstırap 痛苦 страждання تکلیف sự đau khổ 通苦

suffer → يُعانْي vytrpět lide leiden υποφέρω sufrir kärsiä souffrir patiti soffrire 被る 괴로워하다 lijden lide znieść sofrer страдать lida av ทนทุกข์ทรมาณ acı çekmek chịu đựng 遭受

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