| VERB | perception | suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | suffer, sustain, have, get | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | |
| emotion | suffer | experience (emotional) pain | |
| cognition | suffer, digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up | put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
| change | suffer | get worse | |
| body | suffer, hurt | feel pain or be in pain | |
| perception | suffer, hurt, ache | feel physical pain | |
| body | suffer | feel unwell or uncomfortable | |
| stative | suffer | be given to | |
| perception | suffer, meet | undergo or suffer | |
| change | suffer, lose | be set at a disadvantage |
| Sounds | sah'fer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer... | |
| Meaning | Undergo or be subjected to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | endure | |
| Narrower | die | Suffer or face the pain of death |
| tolerate | Have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition | |
| Broader | experience, see, go through | go or live through |
| Opposite | enjoy | Have for one's benefit |
| Spanish | soportar, sufrir | |
| Meaning | Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She suffered a fracture in the accident" | |
| Synonyms | sustain, have, get | |
| Narrower | break down, collapse | Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack |
| crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse | Suffer a nervous breakdown | |
| cramp | Suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle | |
| Broader | experience, receive, have, get | go through (mental or physical states or experiences) |
| Similar to | have | Suffer from |
| Spanish | padecer, sufrir | |
| Catalan | sofrir | |
| Nouns | sufferer | a person suffering from an illness |
| Meaning | Experience (emotional) pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue suffer | |
| Example | "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" | |
| Caused by | pain, anguish, hurt | Cause emotional anguish / anguish or make miserable |
| Narrower | agonize, agonise | Suffer agony or anguish |
| anguish | Suffer great pains or distress / distress | |
| grieve, sorrow | Feel grief | |
| lose | Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
| Similar to | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up | put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
| Spanish | sufrir | |
| Catalan | patir, sofrir | |
| Nouns | sufferer | one who suffers for the sake of principle |
| suffering | psychological suffering | |
| suffering | misery resulting from affliction | |
| Meaning | put up with something or somebody unpleasant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot suffer Sue | |
| Synonyms | digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up | |
| Narrower | accept, live with, swallow | Tolerate or accommodate oneself to |
| bear up | endure cheerfully | |
| pay | bear (a cost or penalty) , in recompense for some action | |
| sit out | endure to the end / end | |
| stand for, hold still for | Tolerate or bear | |
| take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense | |
| take lying down | Suffer without protest | |
| Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
| Similar to | suffer | Experience (emotional) pain |
| Spanish | aguantar, apechar, consentir, digerir, sobrellevar, soportar, sufrir, tolerar | |
| Catalan | aguantar, sofrir, suportar, tolerar | |
| Nouns | sufferance | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
| Meaning | get worse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "His grades suffered" | |
| Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
| Similar to | suffer, lose | Be set at a disadvantage |
| Spanish | sufrir | |
| Catalan | empitjorar, patir | |
| Meaning | Feel pain or be in pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue suffer | |
| Synonym | hurt | |
| Narrower | ail | Be ill or unwell |
| gag, choke, strangle, suffocate | struggle / struggle for breath | |
| have | Suffer from | |
| starve, hunger, famish | Be hungry | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Opposite | be well | Be healthy |
| Spanish | doler, lesionar, padecer, sufrir | |
| Catalan | doldre, fer mal, lesionar, sofrir | |
| Nouns | sufferance | patient endurance especially of pain or distress |
| sufferer | a person suffering from an illness | |
| suffering | feelings of mental or physical pain | |
| suffering | a state of acute pain | |
| Meaning | Feel physical pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue suffer | |
| Synonyms | hurt, ache | |
| Narrower | catch, get | Suffer from the receipt of |
| kill | Be the source of great pain for | |
| prick, sting, twinge | Cause a stinging pain | |
| twinge | Feel a sudden sharp, local pain | |
| Broader | perceive, comprehend | To become aware of through the senses |
| Spanish | doler, lastimar, sufrir | |
| Catalan | doldre, doler, fer mal, patir | |
| Nouns | sufferer | a person suffering from an illness |
| suffering | feelings of mental or physical pain | |
| suffering | a state of acute pain | |
| Meaning | Feel unwell or uncomfortable. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She is suffering from the hot weather" | |
| Narrower | freeze | Be cold |
| swelter | Be uncomfortably hot | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | padecer, sufrir | |
| Catalan | patir | |
| Meaning | be given to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" | |
| Broader | tend, be given, lean, incline, run | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something |
| Spanish | ser dado a, sufrir, tender a | |
| Meaning | Undergo or suffer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "suffer a terrible fate" | |
| Synonym | meet | |
| Broader | experience, see, go through | go or live through |
| Spanish | enfrentarse | |
| Meaning | Be set at a disadvantage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "This author really suffers in translation" | |
| Synonym | lose | |
| Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
| Similar to | suffer | get worse |
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