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   Suf·fer

   /ˈsəfər/

   

   verb

   • 1. experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant): "he'd suffered intense pain" Similar hurtachebe in painfeel painbe racked with painendure agonyagonizebe distressedbe in distressexperience hardshipbe upsetbe miserablebe wretchedundergoexperiencebe subjected toreceiveencountermeet withendurefacelive throughgo throughsustainbear
   • ▪ be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment): "his daughter suffered from agoraphobia" Similar be afflicted bybe affected bybe troubled withhavehave trouble with
   • ▪ become or appear worse in quality: "his relationship with Anne did suffer" Similar be impairedbe damageddeterioratefall offdeclineget worse
   • ▪ undergo martyrdom or execution. archaic
   • 2. tolerate: archaic "he severely reprimanded him for his conduct thus far, and declared to him that he would suffer it no longer" Similar tolerateput up withbearbrookstandabideenduresupportacceptweatherinformal:stickstomachwearhack
   • ▪ allow (someone) to do something: "my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more" Similar allowpermitletgive leave togive assent tosanctiongive one's blessing toinformal:give the green light togive the go ahead togive the thumbs up togive someone/something the nodOK

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sufferable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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