suffer


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to experience physical or mental pain:

I think he suffered a lot when his wife left him.

She suffers 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.

Do you suffer from (= do you have) any allergies?


to experience or show the effects of something bad:

The Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.

25 policemen suffered minor injuries during the riots.

The city suffered another blow last month with the closure of the local car factory.

If you go and eat three helpings of dessert, you'll just have to suffer the consequences!

When you're working such long hours, it's inevitable that your marriage will start to suffer.