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Meaning of suffer

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  suffer
      v 1: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty";
           "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}, {endure}]
           [ant: {enjoy}]
      2: 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" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain},
         {have}, {get}]
      3: experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets
         drunk, she suffers"
      4: 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"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
         [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear},
         {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer},
         {put up}]
      5: get worse; "His grades suffered"
      6: feel pain or be in pain [syn: {suffer}, {hurt}] [ant: {be
         well}]
      7: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
         [syn: {hurt}, {ache}, {suffer}]
      8: feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot
         weather"
      9: be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
      10: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a
          terrible fate" [syn: {suffer}, {meet}]
      11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in
          translation" [syn: {suffer}, {lose}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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