Word SUFFER: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

suffer

🇺🇸 [ˈsʌfə]

Meanings

To experience physical or emotional pain, distress, or hardship. Suffering can involve enduring difficult conditions, such as illness, loss, or frustration. It is often associated with a prolonged experience of discomfort or pain.

Examples

• He suffered from a broken leg after the accident.
• Many people continue to suffer from the effects of the disaster.
• She suffered emotionally after the loss of her childhood pet.

Synonyms

endure • experience pain • agonize

Antonyms

enjoy • thrive • flourish