suffers

4 definitions • 18 examples

to experience physical or mental pain:

I think he suffered a lot when his wife left him.

She suffers in the winter when it's cold and her joints get stiff.

She's been suffering from (= been ill with) cancer for two years.

Johnny suffers from (= is often ill with) asthma.

Do you suffer from (= do you have) any allergies?

If you're not happy with it, you should complain. Don't just suffer in silence (= without saying anything).

to experience or show the effects of something bad:

The Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.

25 policemen suffered minor injuries during the riots.

The city suffered another blow last month with the closure of the local car factory.

If you go and eat three helpings of dessert, you'll just have to suffer the consequences!

[ + obj + -ing verb ] I had to suffer her father moaning for half an hour on the phone last night!

When you're working such long hours, it's inevitable that your marriage will start to suffer.

Like a lot of his films, it suffers from being too long.

to experience or show the effects of something bad:

[ T ] About 50,000 bicyclists suffer serious head injuries each year.

[ T ] Block’s own farm has suffered large financial setbacks.

[ I ] If you and your husband have jobs in different cities, your marriage is likely to suffer.

to experience physical or mental pain:

She suffers in cold weather when her joints get stiff.

He suffers from migraine headaches.