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suffer in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. feel physical pain
    "Were you hurting after the accident?"
    hurt  ache  suffer 
  2. 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"
    digest  endure  stick out  stomach  bear  stand  tolerate  support  brook  abide  suffer  put up 
  3. undergo or be subjected to
    "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
    suffer  endure 
  4. 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  sustain  have  get 
  5. feel pain or be in pain
    suffer  hurt 
  6. be set at a disadvantage
    "This author really suffers in translation"
    suffer  lose 
  7. undergo or suffer
    "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
    suffer  meet 
  8. feel unwell or uncomfortable
    "She is suffering from the hot weather"
    suffer 
  9. get worse
    "His grades suffered"
    suffer 
  10. experience (emotional) pain
    "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
    suffer 
  11. be given to
    "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
    suffer 
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