Definitions:

1. be given to verb
   • They suffer from a tendency to talk too much.
2. be set at a disadvantage verb
   • This author really suffers in translation
3. experience emotional or physical pain verb
   • Every time my husband gets drunk, I suffer.
4. feel unwell or uncomfortable verb
   • All the workers suffered in the heat of the drought.
5. to get worse verb
   • The students' grades suffered as vacation approached.
6. undergo injuries and illnesses verb
   • They suffered only minor injuries in the accident.
7. undergo or be subjected to verb
   • They suffered the penalty.

Synonyms:

• endure
• get
• hurt
• lose
• meet
• slip
• support

NearBy Words:

• sufferable
• sufferance
• sufferer
• suffering