1. [v]  feel pain or be in pain
2. [v]  undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
3. [v]  feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"
4. [v]  get worse; "His grades suffered"
5. [v]  be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
6. [v]  put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"
7. [v]  endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
8. [v]  undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
9. [v]  undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
10. [v]  feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
11. [v]  be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"

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1. \Suf"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir,
   F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub
   under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to
   support.]
   1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit
      to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain
      of body, or grief of mind.
   2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to
      sustain; to bear up under.
            Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer
            and support our pains.                --Milton.
   3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience;
      as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to
      air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.
            If your more ponderous and settled project May
            suffer alteration.                    --Shak.
   4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.
            Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not
            suffer sin upon him.                  --Lev. xix.
                                                  17.
            I suffer them to enter and possess.   --Milton.
   Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;
        tolerate. See {Permit}.
   

2. \Suf"fer\, v. i.
   1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is
      inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or
      sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.
            O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but
            he will not suffer long.              --Tennyson.
   2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the
      penalty of death.
            The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day
            appointed, and the son afterwards the day following.
                                                  --Clarendon.
   3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.
            Public business suffers by private infirmities.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.