English > sufferer: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person suffering from an illness. |
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| Synonyms | sick person, diseased person |
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| Narrower | anorexic, anorectic | A person suffering from anorexia nervosa |
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| bulimic | A person suffering from bulimia |
| consumptive, lunger, tubercular | A person with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| convalescent | A person who is recovering from illness |
| depressive | someone suffering psychological depression |
| diabetic | someone who has diabetes |
| dyspeptic | A person suffering from indigestion |
| epileptic | A person who has epilepsy |
| hemophiliac, haemophiliac, bleeder, hemophile, haemophile | someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding |
| incurable | A person whose disease is incurable |
| insomniac, sleepless person | someone who cannot sleep |
| invalid, shut-in | someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury |
| leper, lazar | A person afflicted with leprosy |
| lunatic, madman, maniac | An insane person |
| manic-depressive | A person afflicted with manic-depressive illness |
| monomaniac | A person suffering from monomania |
| narcoleptic | A person who has narcolepsy |
| neurasthenic | A person suffering a nervous breakdown |
| neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case | A person suffering from neurosis |
| patient | A person who requires medical care |
| psychotic, psychotic person, psycho | A person afflicted with psychosis |
| rheumatic | A person suffering with rheumatism |
| syphilitic | A person suffering from syphilis |
| valetudinarian | Weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health |
| vomiter, spewer | A person who vomits |
| Broader | unfortunate, unfortunate person | A person who suffers misfortune |
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| Spanish | enfermo |
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| Catalan | malalt |
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| Verbs | suffer | feel pain or be in pain |
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| suffer | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) |
| suffer | feel physical pain |
