Tra từ suffer - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

suf·fer [suffer suffers suffered suffering] BrE [ˈsʌfə(r)] NAmE [ˈsʌfər] verb
1. intransitive to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of sth, etc
• I hate to see animals suffering.
•~ from sth He suffers from asthma.
•road accident victims suffering from shock
•Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.
•~ for sth He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it.
2. transitive ~ sth to experience sth unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss
• He suffered a massive heart attack.
• The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.
•The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year.
3. intransitive to become worse
• His school work is suffering because of family problems.
Idiom: ↑not suffer fools gladly
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Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.

Example Bank:
•I played tennis yesterday and I know I shall suffer for it today.
•I'm sorry that you have to suffer alone like this.
•No child deserves to suffer for a parent's mistakes.
•Poor families suffer disproportionately from asthma.
•Premature babies are more likely to suffer from breathing difficulties in childhood.
•She suffers from asthma.
•They were just expected to suffer in silence.
•This area suffered very badly in the storms.
•Thousands of children in the world today suffer needlessly.
•people suffering under repressive regimes