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/sˈəfərɪŋ/ /sˈəfrɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Suffer v. t. (past & past part. suffered; pres. part. suffering)

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."

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."

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." "I suffer them to enter and possess."

Synonyms: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit; tolerate. See Permit.

Suffer 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."

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."

3.

To be injured; to sustain loss or damage. "Public business suffers by private infirmities."

noun

Suffering n. The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs. "Souls in sufferings tried."

adjective

Suffering adj. Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc.

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Etymology of 'Suffering'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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