Suffer: meaning, definitions and examples

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suffer

[ ˈsʌfər ]

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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.

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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.

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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:

🇵🇹 sofrer

🇮🇳 पीड़ित होना

🇩🇪 leiden

🇮🇩 menderita

🇺🇦 страждати

🇵🇱 cierpieć

🇯🇵 苦しむ (くるしむ)

🇫🇷 souffrir

🇪🇸 sufrir

🇹🇷 acı çekmek

🇰🇷 고통받다

🇸🇦 يعاني

🇨🇿 trpět

🇸🇰 trpieť

🇨🇳 遭受 (zāoshòu)

🇸🇮 trpeti

🇮🇸 þjást

🇰🇿 қасірет шегу

🇬🇪 ტანჯვა

🇦🇿 əziyyət çəkmək

🇲🇽 sufrir

Word origin

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.