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suffer > 11 senses
VERB	1	suffer, endure	Undergo or be subjected to
	2	suffer, sustain, have, get	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
	3	suffer	Endure (emotional pain)
	4	suffer, digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	5	suffer	Get worse
	6	suffer, hurt	Feel pain or be in pain
	7	suffer, hurt, ache	Feel physical pain
	8	suffer, meet	Undergo or suffer
	9	suffer	Feel unwell or uncomfortable
	10	suffer	Be given to
	11	suffer, lose	Be set at a disadvantage

suffer > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'fer
Rhymes	aquifer, autobiographer, biographer, and 51 more rhymes in fer...

suffer > verb 1, perception
Meaning	Undergo or be subjected to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
Synonyms	endure
Contrary	enjoy
Broader	experience, undergo, see, go through
Narrower	tolerate; die

suffer > verb 2, body
Meaning	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She suffered a fracture in the accident"
Synonyms	sustain, have, get
Similar to	have
Broader	experience, receive, have, get, undergo
Narrower	break down, collapse; crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse
Nouns	sufferer

suffer > verb 3, emotion
Meaning	Endure (emotional pain).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	Sam and Sue suffer
Examples	"Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
Similar to	digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
Caused by	pain, anguish, hurt
Broader	feel, experience
Narrower	agonize, agonise; anguish; lose; grieve, sorrow
Nouns	suffering; suffering; sufferer

suffer > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot suffer Sue
Synonyms	digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up
Similar to	suffer
Broader	permit, allow, let, countenance
Narrower	accept, live with, swallow; stand for, hold still for; bear up; take lying down; take a joke; take, undergo, submit; sit out; pay
Nouns	sufferance

suffer > verb 5, change
Meaning	Get worse.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"His grades suffered"
Similar to	suffer, lose
Broader	worsen, decline

suffer > verb 6, body
Meaning	Feel pain or be in pain.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Model	Sam and Sue suffer
Synonyms	hurt
Contrary	be well
Broader	be
Narrower	have; gag, choke, strangle, suffocate; ail; starve, hunger, famish
Nouns	suffering; sufferer; sufferance; suffering

suffer > verb 7, perception
Meaning	Feel physical pain.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Model	Sam and Sue suffer
Synonyms	hurt, ache
Broader	perceive, comprehend
Narrower	catch, get; twinge; prick, sting, twinge; kill
Nouns	suffering; sufferer; suffering

suffer > verb 8, perception
Meaning	Undergo or suffer.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"suffer a terrible fate"
Synonyms	meet
Broader	experience, undergo, see, go through

suffer > verb 9, body
Meaning	Feel unwell or uncomfortable.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She is suffering from the hot weather"
Broader	be
Narrower	freeze; swelter

suffer > verb 10, stative
Meaning	Be given to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
Broader	tend, be given, lean, incline, run

suffer > verb 11, change
Meaning	Be set at a disadvantage.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"This author really suffers in translation"
Synonyms	lose
Similar to	suffer
Broader	worsen, decline

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