suffer
suh fer
- v undergo or be subjected to
He suffered the penalty
Many saints suffered martyrdom - v undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
She suffered a fracture in the accident - v experience (emotional) pain
Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers - v put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- v get worse
His grades suffered - v feel pain or be in pain
- v feel physical pain
- v feel unwell or uncomfortable
She is suffering from the hot weather - v be given to
She suffers from a tendency to talk too much - v undergo or suffer
suffer a terrible fate - v be set at a disadvantage
This author really suffers in translation
- The second paper, published in Neurology this past week, finds that middle-schoolers who suffer from migraines with aura are more likely than their peers to suffer from depressive .
- While men may suffer more heart attacks than women, women are far more likely to suffer from anxiety, just as they're more likely to suffer from depression.
- More than 65 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure, and that number is sure to rise.