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Detailed Synonyms for suffer in English

suffer:

to suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)

  1. to suffer
    to suffer
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
  2. to suffer
    to sink; go under
    – go under, 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
    • go under verb (goes under, went under, going under)
    to perish
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    • perish verb (perishes, perished, perishing)
      • The children perished in the fire1
    to suffer; to set
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
    • set verb (sets, set, setting)
    succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    • succumb verb (succumbs, succumbed, succumbing)
    submerge
    – sink below the surface; go under or as if under water 1
    • submerge verb (submerges, submerged, submerging)
  3. to suffer
    to expiate; to atone for; to suffer; pay for one's mistake's
  4. to suffer
    to suffer; have to pay for
  5. to suffer
    – feel pain or be in pain 1
    to suffer; to hurt
    – feel pain or be in pain 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
    • hurt verb (hurts, hurt, hurting)
  6. to suffer
    – undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) 1
    to sustain; to get; to have; to suffer
    – undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) 1
    • sustain verb (sustains, sustained, sustaining)
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
      • She got a bruise on her leg1
      • He got his arm broken in the scuffle1
    • have verb (has, had, having)
      • He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • She suffered a fracture in the accident1
  7. to suffer
    – feel unwell or uncomfortable 1
    to suffer
    – feel unwell or uncomfortable 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • She is suffering from the hot weather1
  8. to suffer
    – get worse 1
    to suffer
    – get worse 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • His grades suffered1
  9. to suffer
    – be set at a disadvantage 1
    to suffer; to lose
    – be set at a disadvantage 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • This author really suffers in translation1
    • lose verb (loses, lost, losing)
  10. to suffer
    – experience (emotional) pain 1
    to suffer
    – experience (emotional) pain 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers1
  11. to suffer
    – undergo or be subjected to 1
    to suffer; to endure
    – undergo or be subjected to 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • He suffered the penalty1
      • Many saints suffered martyrdom1
    • endure verb (endures, endured, enduring)
  12. to suffer
    – undergo or suffer 1
    to meet; to suffer
    – undergo or suffer 1
    • meet verb (meets, met, meeting)
      • meet a violent death1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • suffer a terrible fate1
  13. to suffer
    – feel physical pain 1
    to suffer; to hurt; to ache
    – feel physical pain 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
    • hurt verb (hurts, hurt, hurting)
      • Were you hurting after the accident?1
    • ache verb (aches, ached, aching)
  14. to suffer
    – be given to 1
    to suffer
    – be given to 1
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
      • She suffers from a tendency to talk too much1

Conjugations for suffer:

present
  1. suffer
  2. suffer
  3. suffers
  4. suffer
  5. suffer
  6. suffer
simple past
  1. suffered
  2. suffered
  3. suffered
  4. suffered
  5. suffered
  6. suffered
present perfect
  1. have suffered
  2. have suffered
  3. has suffered
  4. have suffered
  5. have suffered
  6. have suffered
past continuous
  1. was suffering
  2. were suffering
  3. was suffering
  4. were suffering
  5. were suffering
  6. were suffering
future
  1. shall suffer
  2. will suffer
  3. will suffer
  4. shall suffer
  5. will suffer
  6. will suffer
continuous present
  1. am suffering
  2. are suffering
  3. is suffering
  4. are suffering
  5. are suffering
  6. are suffering
subjunctive
  1. be suffered
  2. be suffered
  3. be suffered
  4. be suffered
  5. be suffered
  6. be suffered
diverse
  1. suffer!
  2. let's suffer!
  3. suffered
  4. suffering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

suffer

  1. suffer

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Related Definitions for "suffer":

  1. feel pain or be in pain1
  2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)1
    • She suffered a fracture in the accident1
  3. feel unwell or uncomfortable1
    • She is suffering from the hot weather1
  4. get worse1
    • His grades suffered1
  5. be set at a disadvantage1
    • This author really suffers in translation1
  6. experience (emotional) pain1
    • Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers1
  7. undergo or be subjected to1
    • He suffered the penalty1
    • Many saints suffered martyrdom1
  8. undergo or suffer1
    • suffer a terrible fate1
  9. feel physical pain1
  10. be given to1
    • She suffers from a tendency to talk too much1

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