suf·fer (s f  r)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 *suffer re, 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 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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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 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" 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"cramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" 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" 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 idiosyncrasies" 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?" 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"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" 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 - 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" | | 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" | | 11. | suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"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 verb 2. be affected, have trouble with, be afflicted, be troubled with  Translations
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suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → sufrir, padecer (= tolerate); aguantar, soportar (= undergo) [+ loss, setback] → experimentar
suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → souffrir, subir (= bear); tolérer, supporter, subir
suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → erleiden;
suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ] vt → soffrire, patire (= bear); sopportare, tollerare (= undergo) [+ loss, setback] → subire
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