suffer

suf·fer  (sfr)

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).

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[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.]

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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.

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suffer

Verb

1. to undergo or be subjected to (physical pain or mental distress)

2. suffer from to be badly affected by (an illness): he was suffering from depression

3. to become worse in quality; deteriorate: his work suffered during their divorce

4. to tolerate: he suffers no fools

5. to be set at a disadvantage: the strongest of them suffers by comparison [Latin sufferre]

sufferer n
suffering n

Thesaurus

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"

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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

verb 2. be affected, have trouble with, be afflicted, be troubled with

verb 3. undergo, experience, sustain, feel, bear, go through, endure

verb 4. deteriorate, decline, get worse, fall off, be impaired

verb 5. tolerate, stand, put up with (informal) support, bear, endure, hack Brit. (informal) abide

Translations

suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → sufrir, padecer (= tolerate); aguantar, soportar (= undergo) [+ loss, setback] → experimentar

vi → sufrir, padecer;

to suffer from → sufrir, tener;

to suffer from the effects of alcohol/a fall → sufrir los efectos del alcohol/ resentirse de una caída

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suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → souffrir, subir (= bear); tolérer, supporter, subir

vi → souffrir;

to suffer from [+ illness] → souffrir de, avoir;

to suffer from the effects of alcohol/a fall → se ressentir des effets de l'alcool/des conséquences d'une chute

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suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → erleiden;

(rudeness etc) → ertragen

vi → leiden;

to suffer from → leiden an +dat;

to suffer the effects of sth → an den Folgen von etw leiden

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suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → soffrire, patire (= bear); sopportare, tollerare (= undergo) [+ loss, setback] → subire

vi → soffrire;

to suffer from → soffrire di;

to suffer from the effects of alcohol/a fall → risentire degli effetti dell'alcool/di una caduta

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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 (고통 등을) 받다; 벌 받다 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 (손해 등을) 입다, 경험하다 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 소홀히 취급되다 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 (병을) 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, 괴로움 kančia, kentėjimas ciešanas penderitaan pijn, nood lidelse cierpienie, ból sofrimento suferinţă страдание utrpenie trpljenje patnja lidande, nöd การได้รับความทุกข์ทรมาน acı, ıstırap 通苦 страждання تکلیف sự đau khổ 通苦