What does suffer mean?
Definitions for suffer
ˈsʌf ərsuf·fer
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word suffer.
Princeton's WordNet
suffer, endureverb
undergo or be subjected to
"He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
suffer, sustain, have, getverb
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"
sufferverb
experience (emotional) pain
"Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb
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"
sufferverb
get worse
"His grades suffered"
suffer, hurtverb
feel pain or be in pain
hurt, ache, sufferverb
feel physical pain
"Were you hurting after the accident?"
sufferverb
feel unwell or uncomfortable
"She is suffering from the hot weather"
sufferverb
be given to
"She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
suffer, meetverb
undergo or suffer
"meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
suffer, loseverb
be set at a disadvantage
"This author really suffers in translation"
Wiktionary
sufferverb
To undergo hardship.
sufferverb
To feel pain.
At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
sufferverb
To have a disease or condition.
He's suffering from the flu this week.
sufferverb
To become worse.
If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.
sufferverb
To endure, undergo.
sufferverb
To allow.
Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To SUFFERverb
Etymology: suffero, Latin; souffrir, French.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment. Prov. xix.
A woman suffered many things of physicians, and spent all she had. Mark v. 26.
Obedience impos’d,
On penalty of death, and suffering death. John Milton.Our spirit and strength entire
Strongly to suffer and support our pains. John Milton.He wond’red that your Lordship
Would suffer him to spend his youth at home. William Shakespeare.Oft have I seen a hot o’erweening cur,
Run back and bite, because he was withheld:
Who being suffered, with the bear’s fell paw,
Hath clapt his tail betwixt his legs and cry’d. William Shakespeare.My duty cannot suffer
T’ obey in all your daughter’s hard commands. William Shakespeare.Rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Lev.
I suffer them to enter and possess. John Milton.
He that will suffer himself to be informed by observation, will find few signs of a soul accustomed to much thinking in a new born child. John Locke.
The air now must suffer change. John Milton.
To Sufferverb
My breast I arm to overcome by suffering. John Milton.
Prudence and good breeding are in all stations necessary; and most young men suffer in the want of them. John Locke.
The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day appointed, and the son afterwards the day following. Edward Hyde.
He thus
Was forc’d to suffer for himself and us!
Heir to his father’s sorrows with his crown. Dryden.Publick business suffers by private infirmities, and kingdoms fall into weaknesses by the diseases or decays of those that manage them. William Temple.
Wikipedia
suffer
Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, may be an experience of unpleasantness or aversion, possibly associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual. Suffering is the basic element that makes up the negative valence of affective phenomena. The opposite of suffering is pleasure or happiness. Suffering is often categorized as physical or mental. It may come in all degrees of intensity, from mild to intolerable. Factors of duration and frequency of occurrence usually compound that of intensity. Attitudes toward suffering may vary widely, in the sufferer or other people, according to how much it is regarded as avoidable or unavoidable, useful or useless, deserved or undeserved. Suffering occurs in the lives of sentient beings in numerous manners, often dramatically. As a result, many fields of human activity are concerned with some aspects of suffering. These aspects may include the nature of suffering, its processes, its origin and causes, its meaning and significance, its related personal, social, and cultural behaviors, its remedies, management, and uses.
ChatGPT
suffer
Suffer refers to experience or undergo something painful, unpleasant, or difficult. It can also mean tolerating or allowing something to continue. Additionally, it may imply being negatively affected by an illness, injury, loss, or misfortune.
Webster Dictionary
Sufferverb
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
Sufferverb
to endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under
Sufferverb
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
Sufferverb
to allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate
Sufferverb
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
Sufferverb
to undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death
Sufferverb
to be injured; to sustain loss or damage
Wikidata
Suffer
Suffer is the third album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on the Californian independent record label Epitaph Records on September 8, 1988. It was the first album that was both released and distributed by the label. Following the release of the EP Back to the Known, Bad Religion went on a temporary hiatus, then reunited with its original members and went to work on its first full-length studio album in five years. Although Suffer was not charted in Billboard, it has been cited by some critics as one of the most important punk rock albums of all time. After its release, Suffer quickly became Epitaph Records' best seller and was the label's best-selling album for a number of years, until the release of The Offspring's 1994 highly acclaimed album Smash. A plethora of third-wave punk bands cite this album as a major inspiration; NOFX's Fat Mike has called it "the record that changed everything."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Suffer
suf′ėr, 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. [L. sufferre—sub, under, ferre, to bear.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2968
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2712
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Verbs Frequency: #182
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of suffer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of suffer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of suffer in a Sentence
According to Maccabi’s experts this is preliminary data but the numbers are very encouraging, maccabi reports that out of the 20 people infected, 50% suffer from chronic illnesses. All patients experienced a mild illness with symptoms including headaches, cough, weakness or fatigue. No-one was hospitalized or suffered from a fever above 38.5C. Most patients tested for COVID-19 due to exposure to a verified patient.
It's one thing if they're of the same race but quite another if they're of a different race. I'm not a nationalist, but nevertheless I know that children suffer. They are abandoned, and that's it, they stay here with mum.
Brand Japan is going to suffer a great deal, carlos Ghosn case is certainly a major black eye for the Japanese judicial system.
What are the (4) greatest tragedies in life? 1) To commit unjust behaviors, acts. 2)To cause unjust harm to someone or something. 3) To fall victim to injustice. 4) To suffer unjust pain.
You could be smart, aggressive, articulate, indeed persuasive, but if you are not honest, your reputation will suffer, and once lost, a good reputation can never, ever be regained. The saying goes: If you have integrity, nothing else matters, and if you do not have integrity, nothing else matters.
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- عانى, تألمArabic
- patir, empitjorar, sofrirCatalan, Valencian
- trpětCzech
- dioddefWelsh
- lideDanish
- erleiden, leidenGerman
- βασανίζομαι, πάσχω, επιτρέπω, υποφέρω, εγκαρτερώ, δεινοπαθώ, υπομένωGreek
- suferiEsperanto
- padecer, empeorar, sufrirSpanish
- hyväksyä, olla, kärsiä, potea, sietää, kitua, kestääFinnish
- supporter, souffrir, endurer, pâtirFrench
- soufriHaitian Creole
- szenvedHungarian
- subire, penare, patire, lasciare, soffrireItalian
- 我慢する, 掛かる, 苦しむ, 罹患する, 被るJapanese
- 괴로와Korean
- patior, aggravorLatin
- sirgtiLithuanian
- ngahi, kōharihariMāori
- lijdenDutch
- lide, forverreNorwegian
- doświadczać, cierpiećPolish
- sofrer, piorarPortuguese
- llakiyQuechua
- patir, pitir, piteirRomansh
- suferiRomanian
- страдать, мучаться, дозволятьRussian
- patire, sunfriri, sufrire, sufriri, sunfrire, patiriSardinian
- trpetiSlovene
- lida, låta, tillåtaSwedish
- tesekaSwahili
- elem çekecek, elem çekmek, çekmek, beter olmak, hastalikli, hasta olmakTurkish
- cảm thấy đau, đau khổVietnamese
- 苦Chinese
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