suffer
ˈsʌfə/
verb
verb: suffer; 3rd person present: suffers; past tense: suffered; past participle: suffered; gerund or present participle: suffering
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1.experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).“he suffered intense pain”
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be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment).“his daughter suffered from agoraphobia”
synonyms: be afflicted by, be affected by, be troubled with, have, have trouble with “he suffered from asthma for many years” -
become or appear worse in quality.“his relationship with Anne did suffer”
synonyms: be impaired, be damaged, deteriorate, fall off, decline, get worse “the school’s reputation has suffered” -
archaicundergo martyrdom or execution.
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2.archaictolerate.“France will no longer suffer the existing government”
Origin
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.
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