SUFFER


Meaning of SUFFER in English

■ verb

1》 experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

↘( ~ from ) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment).

↘become or appear worse in quality.

↘ archaic undergo martyrdom or execution.

2》 archaic tolerate.

↘allow (someone) to do something.

Derivatives

~able adjective

~er noun

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. suffrir , from L. ~re , from sub- 'from below' + ferre 'to bear'.

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