Suffer: meaning, definitions and examples

๐Ÿ˜ž
Add to dictionary

suffer

 

[ หˆsสŒfษ™r ]

Verb / Noun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Verb

mental health

Undergo or feel pain or distress.

Synonyms

bear, endure, experience, tolerate

Examples of usage

  • She suffers from anxiety and depression.
  • Many people suffer in silence.
  • He suffered a nervous breakdown last year.
Context #2 | Verb

illness

Be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment).

Synonyms

be afflicted by, be stricken with

Examples of usage

  • He suffered a heart attack.
  • She suffers from asthma.
  • The child is suffering from a high fever.
Context #3 | Noun

general

The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

Synonyms

distress, hardship, pain

Examples of usage

  • They couldn't bear the sufferings of the war.
  • She tried to alleviate the sufferings of the refugees.

Translations

Translations of the word "suffer" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sofrer

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅ€เคกเคผเคฟเคค เคนเฅ‹เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช leiden

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menderita

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัั‚ั€ะฐะถะดะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ cierpieฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่‹ฆใ—ใ‚€ (ใใ‚‹ใ—ใ‚€)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท souffrir

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sufrir

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท acฤฑ รงekmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณ ํ†ต๋ฐ›๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุนุงู†ูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ trpฤ›t

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ trpieลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ญๅ— (zฤoshรฒu)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ trpeti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รพjรกst

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐัั–ั€ะตั‚ ัˆะตะณัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒขแƒแƒœแƒฏแƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ษ™ziyyษ™t รงษ™kmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sufrir

Etymology

The word 'suffer' originates from Middle English 'suffren', from Old French 'soffrir', based on Latin 'sufferre', from 'sub-' ('from below') + 'ferre' ('to bear'). The sense of 'allow' or 'permit' in the word developed from the notion of enduring pain or hardship.

See also: insufferable, insufferably, sufferer, sufferers, suffering, suffrage.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,807, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.