suffer
verb [I] (FEEL PAIN) /ˈsʌf.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
B1 to experience physical or mental pain: I think he suffered quite a lot when his wife left him. She suffers terribly in the winter when it's cold and her joints get stiff. She's been suffering from (= been ill with) cancer for two years. Johnny suffers from (= is often ill with) asthma. If you're not happy with it, you should complain. Don't just suffer in silence (= without saying anything).Being and falling illExperiencing and suffering
(Definition of suffer verb (FEEL PAIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom
- afflict verb
- affliction noun
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be at/on the receiving end idiom
- cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK)
- depth noun (STRENGTH)
- eaten up with/by sth idiom
- experience verb
- exposure noun (EXPERIENCE)
- fall prey/victim to sth/sb idiom
- firsthand adverb
- nurse verb (FEEL EMOTION)
- practical adjective (EXPERIENCE)
- stricken adjective
- survive verb
- survivor noun
- take/have a knock idiom
- victim noun
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Experiencing and suffering
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