Suffer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of suffer · 1 : to endure death, pain, or distress · 2 : to sustain loss or damage · 3 : to be subject to disability or handicap. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut suffer verb SaveWord suf·​fer |\ˈsə-fər \ suffered;suffering\ ˈsə-​f(ə-​)riŋ \ Definitionofsuffer transitiveverb 1a :tosubmittoorbeforcedtoendure suffermartyrdom b :tofeelkeenly:laborunder sufferthirst 2 :undergo,experience 3 :toputupwithespeciallyasinevitableorunavoidable 4 :toallowespeciallybyreasonofindifference theeaglesufferslittlebirdstosing—WilliamShakespeare intransitiveverb 1 :toenduredeath,pain,ordistress 2 :tosustainlossordamage 3 :tobesubjecttodisabilityorhandicap OtherWordsfromsuffer Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingsuffer LearnMoreAboutsuffer OtherWordsfromsuffer sufferable \ ˈsə-​f(ə-​)rə-​bəl \ adjective sufferableness noun sufferably \ ˈsə-​f(ə-​)rə-​blē \ adverb sufferer \ ˈsə-​fər-​ər \ noun Synonymsforsuffer Synonyms endure,experience,feel,have,know,pass,see,sustain,taste,undergo,witness VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforsuffer bear,suffer,endure,abide,tolerate,standmeantoputupwithsomethingtryingorpainful.bearusuallyimpliesthepowertosustainwithoutflinchingorbreaking. forcedtobearatragicloss sufferoftensuggestsacceptanceorpassivityratherthancourageorpatienceinbearing. sufferingmanyinsults endureimpliescontinuingfirmorresolutethroughtrialsanddifficulties. enduredyearsofrejection abidesuggestsacceptancewithoutresistanceorprotest. cannotabidetheirrudeness toleratesuggestsovercomingorsuccessfullycontrollinganimpulsetoresist,avoid,orresentsomethinginjuriousordistasteful. refusedtotoleratesuchtreatment standemphasizesevenmorestronglytheabilitytobearwithoutdiscomposureorflinching. unabletostandteasing ExamplesofsufferinaSentence Hediedinstantlyanddidnotsuffer. Hesufferedaheartattackanddiedinstantly. Shesufferedaninjuryduringthegame. Wesufferedagreatdealduringthewar. Ihatetoseeachildsuffer. Shesufferedthroughanotheroneoftheirlongvisits. Theteamsufferedadefeatintheplay-offs. Theirrelationshipsufferedbecauseofherwork. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Theonlyconsequencethecruelestseemtosufferexistsintheafterlife. — DamonYoung,WashingtonPost,31May2022 Aftertreepollenpeaks,weeds,grassesandmoldsspike,whichmeansthatuntilthesnowfallsagain,allergysuffererswilllikelycontinuetosuffer,Farthingsaid. — AnnieBerman,AnchorageDailyNews,30May2022 Thosewithoutsavingsandwhoworkedservicejobscontinuedtosuffer,accordingtodatafromtheBureauofLaborStatistics. — NicoleGoodkind,CNN,29May2022 RomeoEscobarwasaggressiveearlybuthasfaded,seemingtosuffermorethanmostfromtheroughconditionsandlackoffood. — al,25May2022 Duringperiodsofstress,thoseinitiativesarethefirsttosuffer. — RyanFaughnder,LosAngelesTimes,24May2022 OfficialssaytheteenscomingarefromBlackandbrowncommunitiesthatwerelefttosufferunderdecadesofpoliciesthatdrainedwealthandresources. — StephanieCasanova,ChicagoTribune,22May2022 Tatumappearedtosufferashoulderinjuryawayfromtheballandwashelpedtothelockerroom,butBrownkeptgoing. — GlobeStaff,BostonGlobe.com,21May2022 ProsecutorsaccusedColeofprofitingofftheschemesbecauseherbusinessbegantosufferafterRussiabannedadoptionstoU.S.citizens. — AdamFerrise,cleveland,19May2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'suffer.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingsuffer sufferfoolsgladly sufferinsilence suffertheconsequences sufferfoolsgladly sufferinsilence suffertheconsequences FirstKnownUseofsuffer 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1a HistoryandEtymologyforsuffer MiddleEnglishsufferen,suffren,borrowedfromAnglo-Frenchsuffrir,goingbacktoVulgarLatin*sufferīre,re-formationofLatinsufferre"tosubmitto,endure,"fromsuf-,assimilatedformofsub-sub-+ferre"tocarry,bear"—moreatbearentry2 LearnMoreAboutsuffer Sharesuffer PosttheDefinitionofsuffertoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsufferonTwitter TimeTravelerforsuffer Thefirstknownuseofsufferwas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearsuffer suffect suffer sufferance SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsuffer LastUpdated 4Jun2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Suffer.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffer.Accessed13Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsuffer suffer verb suf·​fer |\ˈsə-fər \ suffered;suffering KidsDefinitionofsuffer 1 :tofeelorendurepain,illness,orinjury Shesuffersfromarthritis. 2 :toexperiencesomethingunpleasant Wilburwasmerelysufferingthedoubtsandfearsthatoftengowithfindinganewfriend.—E.B.White,Charlotte'sWeb 3 :tobearlossordamage Businesssufferedduringthestorm. 4 :tobecomeworse Hisgradesaresuffering. 5 :permitentry1sense1 "Ihavedonewhatmancould.Suffermetogo."—MarkTwain,AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt OtherWordsfromsuffer sufferer \ ˈsə-​fər-​ər \ noun MorefromMerriam-Websteronsuffer Nglish:TranslationofsufferforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofsufferforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY panacea SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary GreatWordsforScrabble WhichofthefollowingQ-without-Uwordsmeansthenumberfiveincardsordice? tranq cinq kamotiq qigong Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. 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