Definitions for suffer
ˈsʌf ərsuf·fer

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. suffer, endureverb

   undergo or be subjected to

   "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

2. 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"

3. sufferverb

   experience (emotional) pain

   "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"

4. 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"

5. sufferverb

   get worse

   "His grades suffered"

6. suffer, hurtverb

   feel pain or be in pain

7. hurt, ache, sufferverb

   feel physical pain

   "Were you hurting after the accident?"

8. sufferverb

   feel unwell or uncomfortable

   "She is suffering from the hot weather"

9. sufferverb

   be given to

   "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"

10. suffer, meetverb

    undergo or suffer

    "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"

11. suffer, loseverb

    be set at a disadvantage

    "This author really suffers in translation"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sufferverb

   To undergo hardship.

   Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.

2. sufferverb

   To feel pain.

   At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.

   Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.

3. sufferverb

   To have a disease or condition.

   He's suffering from the flu this week.

   Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.

4. sufferverb

   To become worse.

   If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.

   Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.

5. sufferverb

   To endure, undergo.

   Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.

6. sufferverb

   To allow.

   Etymology: From suffren, from suffrir, from suffero, from sub- + fero, from bʰer-.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Sufferverb

   to endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under

3. 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

4. Sufferverb

   to allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate

5. 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

6. Sufferverb

   to undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death

7. Sufferverb

   to be injured; to sustain loss or damage

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Experience
   • Feel
   • Perceive
   • Tend
   • Worsen

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2968

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2712

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suffer' in Verbs Frequency: #182

Anagrams for suffer »

1. ruffes

How to pronounce suffer?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of suffer in a Sentence

1. Charles Krauthammer:

   If you define amnesty as he does, as citizenship, yes he fought that, if you define it as allowing people who came here illegally not to suffer the consequences of illegal entry, which by law should be deportation, he did not oppose that. It is very clear that he supported it and as you showed last night and has been shown in many, many pieces of evidence.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   My advice would be to follow medical advice to contain the virus, if we can take some pressure off the economy, fine, but my primary focus is to make sure the virus is contained and defeated. And we're just going to have to suffer through the economic consequences.

3. The Philippine regional court:

   There is extreme urgency to issue a temporary restraining order to the petitioner to prevent grave and irreparable injury and damages because their claim that they suffer less or low incomes and earnings is found to be persuasive.

4. Adam Cox:

   Knowing what Lori and Alex were going through with these people that were talking about the end of the world, and knowing how Lori was — and Lori talked about death a lot actually, talked about the next life, how great the next life is and how it's going to be perfect and how her kids won't have to suffer in the next life, i thought, 'If they're good, Lori, you tell me where these kids are,'.

5. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo):

   If you anticipate punishment and don’t receive it, you will have suffered nonetheless; however, expect punishment and you will suffer twice; once in anticipation and second, when it’s delivered.

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