Meaning & use

suffer

verb·Everyday

To experience pain, distress, or a negative condition, or to undergo something unpleasant.

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She suffered from severe headaches for weeks after the accident.

The local economy suffered greatly during the long recession that followed.

A note on using this word

Suffer often takes 'from' when naming an illness or condition, as in 'suffer from insomnia'.

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