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- Dictionarysuffer/ˈsʌfə/
verb
- 1. experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant): "he suffered intense pain" Similar
- 2. tolerate: archaic "he severely reprimanded him for his conduct thus far, and declared to him that he would suffer it no longer" Similar
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SUFFER definition: 1. to experience physical or mental pain: 2. to experience or show the effects of something bad…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUFFER is to submit to or be forced to endure. How to use suffer in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Suffer.
[intransitive] to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sad feelings, a lack of something, etc. I hate to see animals suffering. The country has suffered greatly at the hands of its corrupt government. Increasing numbers of children are suffering from mental health problems. He suffers from asthma.
If you suffer something bad, you are in a situation in which something painful, harmful, or very unpleasant happens to you. The peace process has suffered a serious blow now. [VERB noun] Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms. [VERB noun]
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.
1. to undergo or feel pain or great distress. 2. to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss. 3. to endure or be afflicted with something temporarily or chronically: to suffer with a cold; to suffer from parkinsonism. 4. to undergo a penalty, as of death.
SUFFER definition: 1. to experience pain or unpleasant emotions: 2. to have an illness or other health problem: 3…. Learn more.
Definition of suffer verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. [intransitive] to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of something, etc.
5 days ago · suffer (third-person singular simple present suffers, present participle suffering, simple past and past participle suffered) (intransitive) To undergo hardship. Many artists suffer before becoming famous. (intransitive) To feel pain. At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash. (intransitive) To become worse.
It amounts to condemning to life suffering some people for being who or what they are. They are just tired of suffering in this world. And for that work, they have to suffer. To those who suffer with it, these doctors are just a waste of time. Of course, no parent wants their children to suffer.
