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SUFFER
suffer, hurt
(verb) feel pain or be in pain
suffer, sustain, have, get
(verb) 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”
suffer
(verb) feel unwell or uncomfortable; “She is suffering from the hot weather”
suffer
(verb) get worse; “His grades suffered”
suffer, lose
(verb) be set at a disadvantage; “This author really suffers in translation”; “The painting loses something in this light”
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(verb) 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”
suffer
(verb) experience (emotional) pain; “Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers”
suffer, endure
(verb) undergo or be subjected to; “He suffered the penalty”; “Many saints suffered martyrdom”
suffer, meet
(verb) undergo or suffer; “meet a violent death”; “suffer a terrible fate”
hurt, ache, suffer
(verb) feel physical pain; “Were you hurting after the accident?”
suffer
(verb) be given to; “She suffers from a tendency to talk too much”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
suffer (third-person singular simple present suffers, present participle suffering, simple past and past participle suffered)
(intransitive) To undergo hardship.
(intransitive) To feel pain.
(intransitive) To become worse.
(transitive) To endure, undergo.
(transitive, archaic) To allow.
Synonyms
• (undergo hardship): bear
• (feel pain): agonize, anguish, thole; See also suffer
• (become worse): deteriorate, worsen; See also worsen
• (endure, undergo): bear, dree, thole; See also tolerate
• (allow): permit
Anagrams
• ruffes, suffre
Source: Wiktionary
Suf"fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffered; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffering.] Etym: [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir, F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See Bear to support.]
1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.
2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under. Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer and support our pains. Milton.
3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage. If your more ponderous and settled project May suffer alteration. Shak.
4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate. Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Lev. xix. 17. I suffer them to enter and possess. Milton.
Syn.
– To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit; tolerate. See Permit.
Suf"fer, v. i.
1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety. O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer long. Tennyson.
2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death. The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day appointed, and the son afterwards the day following. Clarendon.
3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage. Public business suffers by private infirmities. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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