suffer

/səfər/ verb
6 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS11
VERB
1

Feel physical pain.

2

Feel unwell or uncomfortable.

“She is suffering from the hot weather”

3

Get worse.

“His grades suffered”

4

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.

5

Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).

“She suffered a fracture in the accident”

6

Be set at a disadvantage.

“This author really suffers in translation”

7

Feel pain or be in pain.

8

Undergo or suffer.

“suffer a terrible fate”

9

Undergo or be subjected to.

“He suffered the penalty”

“Many saints suffered martyrdom”

10

Be given to.

“She suffers from a tendency to talk too much”

11

Experience (emotional) pain.

“Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers”

WORD FORMS
Related formsufferer
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinuffersay
Starts & ends withS … R
Syllablessuf · fer
SYNONYMS & RELATED23
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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