suffer

/'sʌfə/
Verb
  1. be set at a disadvantage
    • This author really suffers in translation
  2. undergo or suffer
    • meet a violent death
    • suffer a terrible fate
  3. be given to
    • She suffers from a tendency to talk too much
  4. feel unwell or uncomfortable
    • She is suffering from the hot weather
  5. feel physical pain
    • Were you hurting after the accident?
  6. feel pain or be in pain
  7. get worse
    • His grades suffered
  8. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    • I cannot bear his constant criticism
    • The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    • he learned to tolerate the heat
    • She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
  9. experience (emotional) pain
    • Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
  10. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    • She suffered a fracture in the accident
    • He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
    • She got a bruise on her leg
    • He got his arm broken in the scuffle
  11. undergo or be subjected to
    • He suffered the penalty
    • Many saints suffered martyrdom

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suffer
The patient suffers from a headache.