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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
suffer
v 1: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty";
"Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: suffer, endure]
[ant: enjoy]
2: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He
got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: suffer, sustain,
have, get]
3: experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets
drunk, she suffers"
4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
put up]
5: get worse; "His grades suffered"
6: feel pain or be in pain [syn: suffer, hurt] [ant: be
well]
7: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
[syn: hurt, ache, suffer]
8: feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot
weather"
9: be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
10: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a
terrible fate" [syn: suffer, meet]
11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in
translation" [syn: suffer, lose]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. i.
1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is
inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or
sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.
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O well for him whose will is strong!
He suffers, but he will not suffer long. --Tennyson.
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2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the
penalty of death.
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The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day
appointed, and the son afterwards the day following.
--Clarendon.
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3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.
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Public business suffers by private infirmities.
--Sir W.
Temple.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Suffering.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir,
F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub
under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See Bear to
support.]
1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit
to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain
of body, or grief of mind.
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2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to
sustain; to bear up under.
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Our spirit and strength entire,
Strongly to suffer and support our pains. --Milton.
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3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience;
as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to
air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.
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If your more ponderous and settled project
May suffer alteration. --Shak.
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4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.
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Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not
suffer sin upon him. --Lev. xix.
17.
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I suffer them to enter and possess. --Milton.
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Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;
tolerate. See Permit.
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Thesaurus Results for suffer:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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