Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suffer
7 of 11 senses of suffer
Sense 1
suffer, endure
=> die
Sense 2
suffer, sustain, have get
=> crack up crack, crock up break up collapse
Sense 3
suffer
=> agonize, agonise
=> anguish
=> lose
=> grieve, sorrow
Sense 4
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> accept live with swallow
=> stand for hold still for
=> bear up
=> take lying down
=> take a joke
=> take undergo, submit
=> sit out
=> pay
Sense 6
suffer, hurt
=> have
=> gag, choke, suffocate
=> ail
=> starve, hunger, famish
Sense 7
hurt, ache, suffer
=> catch, get
=> twinge
=> prick, sting, twinge
=> kill
Sense 9
suffer
=> freeze
=> swelter
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suffer
7 of 11 senses of suffer
Sense 1
suffer, endure
=> die
Sense 2
suffer, sustain, have get
=> crack up crack, crock up break up collapse
Sense 3
suffer
=> agonize, agonise
=> anguish
=> lose
=> grieve, sorrow
=> mourn
=> feel for pity, compassionate, condole with sympathize with
=> commiserate, sympathize
=> condole
=> care
Sense 4
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> accept live with swallow
=> stand for hold still for
=> bear up
=> take lying down
=> take a joke
=> take undergo, submit
=> test
=> sit out
=> pay
Sense 6
suffer, hurt
=> have
=> gag, choke, suffocate
=> ail
=> starve, hunger, famish
Sense 7
hurt, ache, suffer
=> catch, get
=> twinge
=> prick, sting, twinge
=> prickle, prick
=> kill
Sense 9
suffer
=> freeze
=> swelter
Entailment of verb suffer
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb suffer
11 senses of suffer
Sense 1
suffer, endure
=> experience, undergo, see go through
Sense 2
suffer, sustain, have get
=> experience, receive, have get undergo
Sense 3
suffer
=> feel experience
Sense 4
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow let countenance
Sense 5
suffer
=> worsen, decline
Sense 6
suffer, hurt
=> be
Sense 7
hurt, ache, suffer
=> perceive, comprehend
Sense 8
suffer, meet
=> experience, undergo, see go through
Sense 9
suffer
=> be
Sense 10
suffer
=> tend, be given lean, incline, run
Sense 11
suffer, lose
=> worsen, decline
Familiarity of verb suffer
suffer used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb suffer
Sense 3
suffer
=> feel experience
Sense 4
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow let countenance
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Sense 5
suffer
=> worsen, decline
Sense 11
suffer, lose
=> worsen, decline
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Sense 1
suffer, endure
=> experience, undergo, see go through
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Sense 2
suffer, sustain, have get
=> experience, receive, have get undergo
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Sense 6
suffer, hurt
=> be
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Sense 7
hurt, ache, suffer
=> perceive, comprehend
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Sense 8
suffer, meet
=> experience, undergo, see go through
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Sense 9
suffer
=> be
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Sense 10
suffer
=> tend, be given lean, incline, run
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Grep of noun suffering
long-suffering
suffering
Overview of noun suffering
The noun suffering has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (11) agony, suffering -- (a state of acute pain)
2. (8) suffering, woe -- (misery resulting from affliction)
3. (7) distress, hurt, suffering -- (psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress")
4. (2) suffering, hurt -- (feelings of mental or physical pain)
Overview of verb suffer
The verb suffer has 11 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (17) suffer, endure -- (undergo or be subjected to "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom")
2. (17) 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. (12) suffer -- (endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers")
4. (8) endure, 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")
5. (7) suffer -- (get worse; "His grades suffered")
6. (4) suffer, hurt -- (feel pain or be in pain)
7. (1) hurt, ache, suffer -- (feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?")
8. (1) suffer, meet -- (undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate")
9. (1) suffer -- (feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather")
10. suffer -- (be given to "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much")
11. suffer, lose -- (be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation")
Overview of adj suffering
The adj suffering has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) suffering -- (troubled by pain or loss "suffering refugees")
2. (1) miserable, suffering, wretched -- (very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages")
Antonyms of adj suffering
2 senses of suffering
Sense 1
suffering
INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled
Sense 2
miserable, suffering, wretched
INDIRECT (VIA unhappy) -> happy
Similarity of adj suffering
2 senses of suffering
Sense 1
suffering
=> troubled (vs. untroubled)
Sense 2
miserable, suffering, wretched
=> unhappy (vs. happy)
Attributes of adj suffering
Familiarity of adj suffering
suffering used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj suffering
long-suffering
suffering
Overview of noun suffering
The noun suffering has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (11) agony, suffering -- (a state of acute pain)
2. (8) suffering, woe -- (misery resulting from affliction)
3. (7) distress, hurt, suffering -- (psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress")
4. (2) suffering, hurt -- (feelings of mental or physical pain)
Overview of verb suffer
The verb suffer has 11 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (17) suffer, endure -- (undergo or be subjected to "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom")
2. (17) 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. (12) suffer -- (endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers")
4. (8) endure, 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")
5. (7) suffer -- (get worse; "His grades suffered")
6. (4) suffer, hurt -- (feel pain or be in pain)
7. (1) hurt, ache, suffer -- (feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?")
8. (1) suffer, meet -- (undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate")
9. (1) suffer -- (feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather")
10. suffer -- (be given to "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much")
11. suffer, lose -- (be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation")
Overview of adj suffering
The adj suffering has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) suffering -- (troubled by pain or loss "suffering refugees")
2. (1) miserable, suffering, wretched -- (very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages")
suffering definition
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