"suffers" in the verb sense
1. suffer, endure
undergo or be subjected to
"He suffered the penalty"
"Many saints suffered martyrdom"
2. suffer, sustain, have, get
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"
3. suffer
experience (emotional) pain
"Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
4. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
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"
5. suffer
get worse
"His grades suffered"
6. suffer, hurt
feel pain or be in pain
7. hurt, ache, suffer
feel physical pain
"Were you hurting after the accident?"
8. suffer
feel unwell or uncomfortable
"She is suffering from the hot weather"
9. suffer
be given to
"She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
10. suffer, meet
undergo or suffer
"meet a violent death"
"suffer a terrible fate"
11. suffer, lose
be set at a disadvantage
"This author really suffers in translation"
"The painting loses something in this light"
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