suffer

Verbs

  • (v) undergo or be subjected to
    • He suffered the penalty
    • Many saints suffered martyrdom
    endure,
  • (v) 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,
  • (v) experience (emotional) pain
    • Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
  • (v) 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, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, stand, support,
  • (v) get worse
    • His grades suffered
  • (v) feel pain or be in pain hurt,
  • (v) feel physical pain
    • Were you hurting after the accident?
    ache, hurt,
  • (v) feel unwell or uncomfortable
    • She is suffering from the hot weather
  • (v) be given to
    • She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
  • (v) undergo or suffer
    • meet a violent death
    • suffer a terrible fate
    meet,
  • (v) be set at a disadvantage
    • This author really suffers in translation
    lose,

Synonyms

endure sustain have get brook tolerate abide stomach bear digest stick out put up stand support hurt ache meet lose

Antonyms

enjoy be well

Words of close approximity

suffix
sufferable sufferance sufferer suffering