1. suffer - verb
· undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
Synonym(s): endure
Hypernym(s): experience, see, go_through
Antonym(s): enjoy
2. suffer - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): sustain, have, get
Hypernym(s): experience, receive, have, get
3. suffer - verb
· experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
Hypernym(s): feel, experience
4. suffer - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): digest, endure, stick_out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put_up
Hypernym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance
5. suffer - verb
· get worse; "His grades suffered"
6. suffer - verb
· feel pain or be in pain
Synonym(s): hurt
Hypernym(s): be
Antonym(s): be_well
7. suffer - verb
· feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
Hypernym(s): perceive, comprehend
8. suffer - verb
· feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"
Hypernym(s): be
9. suffer - verb
· be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
Hypernym(s): tend, be_given, lean, incline, run
10. suffer - verb
· undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
Synonym(s): meet
Hypernym(s): experience, see, go_through
11. suffer - verb
· be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"; "The painting loses something in this light"
Synonym(s): lose
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