Suffer

['sʌfə] or ['sʌfɚ]

Definition

(verb.) feel pain or be in pain.

(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'.

(verb.) feel unwell or uncomfortable; 'She is suffering from the hot weather'.

(verb.) get worse; 'His grades suffered'.

(verb.) be set at a disadvantage; 'This author really suffers in translation'.

(verb.) experience (emotional) pain; 'Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers'.

(verb.) undergo or be subjected to; 'He suffered the penalty'; 'Many saints suffered martyrdom'.

(verb.) undergo or suffer; 'meet a violent death'; 'suffer a terrible fate'.

(verb.) be given to; 'She suffers from a tendency to talk too much'.

Inputed by Joanna--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.

(v. i.) 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.

(v. i.) To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death.

(v. i.) To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.

Typist: Melba

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Undergo, feel, meet with, experience, go through.[2]. Endure, sustain, support, tolerate, bear, POCKET, bear up under, put up with.[3]. Permit, allow, indulge, admit, let, give permission to, give leave to.

v. n. [1]. Feel pain.[2]. Be put to inconvenience.[3]. Be punished, undergo punishment.[4]. Be injured, be impaired, sustain loss or damage.

Checker: Noelle

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Bear, endure, {[eunain]?}, undergo, let, permit, allow, admit, tolerate,experience, support

ANT:Resist, repel, expel, reject, disallow, repudiate, forbid, ignore

Inputed by Glenda

Definition

v.t. to undergo: to endure: to be affected by: to permit.—v.i. to feel pain or punishment: to sustain loss: to be injured.—adj. Suff′erable that may be suffered: allowable.—n. Suff′erableness.—adv. Suff′erably.—ns. Suff′erance state of suffering: endurance: permission: toleration; Suff′erer; Suff′ering distress loss or injury.

Inputed by Cornelia

Examples

Inputed by George

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