suffer
To undergo hardship.
Verb 4 meanings
To undergo hardship.
“Many artists suffer before becoming famous.”
To feel pain.
“At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.”
To become worse.
“If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.”
To endure, undergo.
“I've been suffering your insults for years.”
Etymology
From Middle English suffren, from Anglo-Norman suffrir, from Latin sufferre (“to offer, hold up, bear, suffer”), from sub- (“up, under”) + ferō (“to carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Displaced native Old English þrōwian.
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SUFFER at a glance
SUFFER has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + F 4 + F 4 + E 1 + R 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,272 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with suffer
All rhymes- OFFER11
- TRANSFER11
- PREFER11
- REFER8
- SAFER8
- DIFFER13
- BUFFER14
- LUCIFER12
- GOLFER10
- SURFER9
- DEFER9
- CONFER11
One letter away
- BUFFER14
- SURFER9
- PUFFER14
- DUFFER13
- HUFFER15
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