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English to English verb
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undergo or be subjected to |  | Example: He suffered the penalty
Many saints suffered martyrdom
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undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | | Example: 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
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experience (emotional) pain | | Example: Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant | | Example: 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
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get worse | | Example: His grades suffered
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feel pain or be in pain | | source: wordnet30
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feel physical pain | | Example: Were you hurting after the accident?
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feel unwell or uncomfortable | | Example: She is suffering from the hot weather
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be given to | | Example: She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
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undergo or suffer | | Example: meet a violent death
suffer a terrible fate
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be set at a disadvantage | | Example: This author really suffers in translation
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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. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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