1. (

• suffer ,
• endure

) undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" ;

2. (

• suffer ,
• sustain ,
• have ,
• get ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• suffer

) experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" ;

4. (

• digest ,
• endure ,
• stick_out ,
• stomach ,
• bear ,
• stand ,
• tolerate ,
• support ,
• brook ,
• abide ,
• suffer ,
• put_up

) 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" ;

5. (

• suffer

) get worse; "His grades suffered" ;

6. (

• suffer ,
• hurt ,

) feel pain or be in pain ;

7. (

• hurt ,
• ache ,
• suffer

) feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" ;

8. (

• suffer ,

) feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather" ;

9. (

• suffer ,

) be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" ;

10. (

• suffer ,
• meet

) undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" ;

11. (

• suffer ,
• lose ,

) be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"; "The painting loses something in this light" ;