suffer
$ \mathrm{suffer}
/ˈsʌfə(r)/
1 intransitive to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sad feelings, a lack of something, etc. I hate to see animals suffering.
The country has suffered greatly at the hands of its corrupt government.
suffer from something to suffer from a disorder/a disease/an illness/a condition
patients suffering from depression/cancer
Increasing numbers of children are suffering from mental health problems.
He suffers from asthma.
Many people prefer to say that they have a disease or condition, rather than use the term suffer from.
The economy is still suffering badly from a lack of demand.
suffer with something to suffer with depression/a cold
suffer for something He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it.
The lead actor had to suffer for his art by losing 10kg for the role.
Women continue to suffer in silence under the repressive regime.
Collocations
adverb
a lotbadlyenormously…
verb + suffer
be likely totend tocontinue to…
preposition
forfromunder…
phrases
suffer in silence
2 transitive suffer something to experience something unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss to suffer a stroke/heart attack
Victims suffered severe injuries in the accident.
The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year.
Crops suffered serious damage as a result of the floods.
The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.
His mother died young, and his sister suffered the same fate (= his sister also died young).
His school work is suffering because of family problems.
Idioms
Word Origin
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.