Suffer definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

suffer in American English · 1. to undergo or feel pain or distress · 2. to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss · 3. to undergo a penalty, as of death · 4. to ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'suffer'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× suffer (sʌfəʳ ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensesuffers ,presentparticiplesuffering ,pasttense,pastparticiplesuffered 1. verb Ifyousufferpain,youfeelitinyourbodyorinyourmind. Withinafewdaysshehadbecomeseriouslyill,sufferinggreatpainanddiscomfort.[VERBnoun] Canyouassuremethatmyfatherisnotsuffering?[VERB] Synonyms:beinpain,hurt,ache,beracked MoreSynonymsofsuffer 2. verb Ifyousufferfromanillnessorfromsomeotherbadcondition,youarebadlyaffectedbyit. Hewaseventuallydiagnosedassufferingfromterminalcancer.[VERB+from] Irealizedhewassufferingfromshock.[VERB+from] Synonyms:beaffected,havetroublewith,beafflicted,betroubledwith MoreSynonymsofsuffer 3. verb Ifyousuffersomethingbad,youareinasituationinwhichsomethingpainful,harmful,orveryunpleasanthappenstoyou. Thepeaceprocesshassufferedaseriousblownow.[VERBnoun] Romaniasufferedanothersetbackinitseffortstoobtainfinancialsupportforits reforms.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:undergo,experience,sustain,feel MoreSynonymsofsuffer 4. verb Ifyousuffer,youarebadlyaffectedbyaneventorsituation. Therearefewwhohavenotsuffered.[VERB] Itisobviousthatpoorpeoplewillsuffermostfromthischangeofheart.[VERB+from] 5. verb Ifsomethingsuffers,itdoesnotsucceedbecauseithasnotbeengivenenoughattentionorisinabadsituation. I'mnotsurprisedthatyourstudiesaresuffering.[VERB] Withoutamajorboostintourism,theeconomywillsufferevenfurther.[VERB] Synonyms:deteriorate,decline,getworse,falloff MoreSynonymsofsuffer 6. Seealsosuffering 7. Seedoesn'tsufferfoolsgladly MoreSynonymsofsuffer COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof suffer Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'suffer' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'suffer' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'reiki' HindiTranslationof'suffer' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency sufferinBritishEnglish (ˈsʌfə ) verb1. toundergoorbesubjectedto(pain,punishment,etc) 2. (transitive) toundergoorexperience(anything) tosufferachangeofmanagement 3. (intransitive) tobesetatadisadvantage thisauthorsuffersintranslation 4. tobepreparedtoendure(pain,death,etc) shesuffersforthecauseoffreedom 5. (transitive)archaic topermit(someonetodosomething) sufferthelittlechildrentocomeuntome 6. Seesufferfrom ▶ USAGEItisbettertoavoidusingthewordssufferandsuffererinrelationtochronicillnessordisability.Theymaybeconsidereddemeaningand disempowering.Suitablealternativearehave,experience,bediagnosedwithCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssufferer(ˈsufferer)noun WordoriginC13:fromOldFrenchsoffrir,fromLatinsufferre,fromsub-+ferretobear WordFrequency sufferinAmericanEnglish (ˈsʌfər ) verbtransitive1.  toundergo(somethingpainfulorunpleasant,asinjury,grief,aloss,etc.);beafflictedwith 2.  toundergoorexperience(anyprocess,esp.change) 3.  toallow;permit;tolerate 4.  tobearupunder;endurenowchieflyinnegativeconstructionstheycouldnotsufferopposition verbintransitive5.  toexperiencepain,harm,loss,apenalty,etc. 6.  tobeatadisadvantage mygradessufferbycomparisonwithyours 7. Archaic totolerateorendureevil,injury,etc. SIMILARWORDS: bear,let Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformssufferer(ˈsufferer) noun WordoriginMEsuffren