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   suf·fer

   /ˈsəfər/

   verb

   • 1. experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant): "he'd suffered intense pain" Similar hurtachebe in painfeel painbe racked with painendure agonyagonizebe distressedbe in distressexperience hardshipbe upsetbe miserablebe wretchedundergoexperiencebe subjected toreceiveencountermeet withendurefacelive throughgo throughsustainbear
   • ▪ be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment): "his daughter suffered from agoraphobia" Similar be afflicted bybe affected bybe troubled withhavehave trouble with
   • ▪ become or appear worse in quality: "his relationship with Anne did suffer" Similar be impairedbe damageddeterioratefall offdeclineget worse
   • ▪ undergo martyrdom or execution. archaic
   • 2. tolerate: archaic "he severely reprimanded him for his conduct thus far, and declared to him that he would suffer it no longer" Similar tolerateput up withbearbrookstandabideenduresupportacceptweatherinformal:stickstomachwearhack
   • ▪ allow (someone) to do something: "my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more" Similar allowpermitletgive leave togive assent tosanctiongive one's blessing toinformal:give the green light togive the go ahead togive the thumbs up togive someone/something the nodOK

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sufferable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Suffer means to experience physical or mental pain, or to experience or show the effects of something bad. Learn more about the meaning, usage, synonyms, and idioms of suffer with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb suffer, which means to endure pain, loss, or hardship. See example sentences, word history, and related phrases for suffer.

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   Suffer means to feel or experience pain, harm, or loss, or to be affected by something bad. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and usage of suffer with examples and pronunciation.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb suffer, which means to be badly affected by something unpleasant or to experience something bad. See how to use suffer in different contexts and idioms, such as suffer from, suffer for and suffer fools gladly.

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   The verb suffer means to feel pain or something equally unpleasant. You'd probably do anything you could to be sure your beloved cat didn't suffer when she got old and sick. You can suffer from the pain of a broken leg, but you can also suffer from shyness, regret, poverty, or any number of unpleasant things.

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   Suffer means to undergo or feel pain or distress, or to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss. Learn the origin, history, and idioms of suffer, and see how to use it in a sentence.

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   Suffer means to experience pain or unpleasant emotions, to have an illness or other health problem, or to become worse in quality. See how to use suffer in different contexts and translations in various languages.

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