Suffer: meaning, definitions and examples
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suffer
[ หsสfษr ]
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.
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.
Translations
Translations of the word "suffer" in other languages:
๐ต๐น sofrer
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคกเคผเคฟเคค เคนเฅเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช leiden
๐ฎ๐ฉ menderita
๐บ๐ฆ ัััะฐะถะดะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ cierpieฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฆใใ (ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท souffrir
๐ช๐ธ sufrir
๐น๐ท acฤฑ รงekmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ณ ํต๋ฐ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุนุงูู
๐จ๐ฟ trpฤt
๐ธ๐ฐ trpieลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ้ญๅ (zฤoshรฒu)
๐ธ๐ฎ trpeti
๐ฎ๐ธ รพjรกst
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐัััะตั ัะตะณั
๐ฌ๐ช แขแแแฏแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ษziyyษt รงษkmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ 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.
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