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Suffer

verb/sˈʌfɚ/
Definition
undergo or be subjected to
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈʌfɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈʌfə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈʌfə/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌfɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbundergo or be subjected to
“He suffered the penalty”
verbundergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
“She suffered a fracture in the accident”
verbexperience (emotional) pain
“Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers”
verbput up with something or somebody unpleasant
“I cannot bear his constant criticism”
verbget worse
“His grades suffered”
verbfeel pain or be in pain
verbfeel physical pain
“Were you hurting after the accident?”
verbfeel unwell or uncomfortable
“She is suffering from the hot weather”
verbbe given to
“She suffers from a tendency to talk too much”
verbundergo or suffer
“meet a violent death”
verbbe set at a disadvantage
“This author really suffers in translation”
Word Forms
sufferernouna person suffering from an illness
sufferingnounmisery resulting from affliction
endurancenounthe power to withstand hardship or stress
bearableadjectivecapable of being borne though unpleasant
tolerantadjectiveshowing the capacity for endurance
tolerationnouna disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
tolerancenounthe act of tolerating something
abidancenounthe act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
sufferancenouna disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
hurtnounany physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
hurtingnouna symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
achenouna dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
achingnouna dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
leiden
durchmachen oder unterworfen werden
🇫🇷French
souffrir
subir ou être soumis à
🇪🇸Spanish
sufrir
sufrir o ser sometido a
🇮🇹Italian
soffrire
subire o essere sottoposto a
🇳🇱Dutch
lijden
ondergaan of ondergaan
🇵🇹Portuguese
sofrer
sofrer ou ser submetido a
🇷🇺Russian
страдать
подвергаться или подвергаться
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पीड़ित
गुजरना या अधीन होना
🇧🇩Bengali
ভোগা
সহ্য করা বা অধীন হতে
🇮🇳Tamil
பாதிக்கப்படுகின்றனர்
உட்படுத்தவும் அல்லது உட்படுத்தவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
బాధపడతారు
చేయించుకోవాలి లేదా లోబడి ఉండాలి
🇮🇳Marathi
त्रास
सहन करा किंवा अधीन व्हा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભોગવવું
પસાર થવું અથવા આધીન થવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ
ಒಳಗಾಗುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಪಡುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
സഹിക്കുന്നു
വിധേയനാകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിധേയമാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੁੱਖ
ਲੰਘਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شکار
گزرنا یا اس کا نشانہ بنایا جانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
遭受
经历或受到
🇯🇵Japanese
苦しむ
受ける、または受ける
🇰🇷Korean
시달리다
당하거나 당하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chịu đựng
trải qua hoặc phải chịu
🇹🇭Thai
ทุกข์ทรมาน
ประสบหรือถูกบังคับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menderita
menjalani atau dikenai
🇵🇭Filipino
magdusa
dumaan o sasailalim sa
🇲🇾Malay
menderita
menjalani atau tertakluk kepada
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يعاني
تخضع أو تتعرض لها
🇮🇷Persian
رنج می برند
متحمل شوند یا در معرض آن قرار گیرند
🇹🇷Turkish
acı çekmek
maruz kalmak veya maruz kalmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִסְבּוֹל
לעבור או להיות נתון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'suffer'?
The primary meaning of 'suffer' is 'undergo or be subjected to'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'suffer' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'suffer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'suffer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'suffer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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