to suffer
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2.0
- verb
- /ˈsʌfər/
:
sufrir
- However, those who lived downstream still suffered from the effects of untreated water.
- suffer pain
- suffer from depression
- suffer from chronic illness
That means that people like Charlemagne suffer from Stockholm syndrome.
- That means that people like Charlemagne suffer from Stockholm syndrome.
- Zach left the Marine Corps and suffered serious PTSD.
- She's a beautiful mother and her children suffered from anxiety.
- Every year, in every country, many older people suffer injuries from falls.
- Be fully alive right now, suffer with it, experience it.
- I have too many people that suffer from addictions.
- And I'm somebody who's suffered from depression in the past.
- And it's just, I suffer because it's impossible.
- And if you say you suffer from PTSD, who can question that?
- You know that they, they've suffered the consequences of their actions.
- So not, it's not that you stop suffering, it's that you are free.
- Excess is the place in which we suffer excess pain.
Examples
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And I'm somebody who's suffered from depression in the past.
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We all know people that have suffered or died from heart disease.
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And so, yeah, people can suffer, animals can suffer.
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And it turns out that women suffer more than men do.
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Some are so young, some suffer so much.
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Every year, in every country, many older people suffer injuries from falls.
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The victim is not the only one to suffer negative effects from bullying.
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I have too many people that suffer from addictions.
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I am afraid the government is condemning more women to suffer domestic violence in silence.
Academic text (2011) -
Many people continue to suffer from anxiety during stressful situations.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To experience an illness, feeling, or problem
∞
3.5
To experience something unpleasant, for example punishment or criticism
∞
1.0
Make someone suffer physical or emotional pain
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3.5
To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up
95
3.8
To suffer an injury or damage
25
1.0
To feel a steady, dull pain in a part of the body
15
7.0
To have a very hard and painful time in life
14
6.7
To feel very strong pain or deep worry
4
8.4
To be very sick and miserable
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
2
9.8
To have patience with people who seem foolish or unable to do their job
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Suffer comes from Latin parts sub- meaning 'under' and ferre meaning 'to carry'. It was like 'carrying something under' you, so to suffer is to 'bear' pain or illness.