Definition of Suffer
Suffer
suf·fer
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to experience something unpleasant or bad, or to be forced to experience something unpleasant/bad;
e.g. He will continue to suffer great pain if he does not undergo surgery.
(verb)
to be affected by a disease/illness or injury;
e.g. I usually suffer from a cold at the beginning of winter every year.
(verb)
to decrease in quality or become worse, or to appear to become worse;
e.g. The product will suffer if we use cheap materials to make it.
(verb)
to tolerate something or to allow it, often passively by choosing not to forbid it;
e.g. She couldn't suffer their rudeness for any longer. I won't suffer him to treat me that way.
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