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Suffer

ˈsʌfə

Suffer definitions
verb
suffer suffered suffering suffers
  1. experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant)

    "he suffered intense pain"

    hardship distress misery wretchedness adversity tribulation hurt ache be in pain feel pain be racked with pain endure agony agonize be distressed be in distress experience hardship be upset be miserable be wretched undergo experience be subjected to receive encounter meet with endure face live through go through sustain bear
    • be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment)

      "his daughter suffered from agoraphobia"

    • become or appear worse in quality

      "his relationship with Anne did suffer"

    • undergo martyrdom or execution
  2. tolerate

    "he severely reprimanded him for his conduct thus far, and declared to him that he would suffer it no longer"

    • allow (someone) to do something

      "my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more"