Suffer
(verb)
- To experience pain, distress, or hardship.
- To tolerate or endure something unpleasant.
- To undergo or be subjected to something detrimental.
- To allow or permit something.
- To be in a state of illness or poor health.
Origin:
From middle english sufferen, from old french sufrir (modern french: souffrir), from latin sufferō, from sub- + ferō (“i bear, i carry”), from proto-indo-european *bʰer- (“to bear, to carry”).
Examples:
- She suffers from chronic back pain.
- The refugees are suffering from hunger and disease.
- I cannot suffer this injustice any longer.
- The company has suffered significant financial losses.
- The teacher does not suffer fools gladly.