suffer from

Experience ongoing ailment

To suffer from something is to be afflicted by it, typically a disease, condition, or ongoing problem: She suffers from migraines, The region suffers from chronic underinvestment.

The phrase emphasizes enduring rather than momentary experience—you suffer from arthritis, not from a stubbed toe.

Related
  • sickenCause illness or disgust
  • afflictCause persistent distress
  • endureSuffer through without yielding
  • ailTo trouble physically
  • illnessState of poor health

mental illness · experience · disease · pain · disability · undergo · struggle · take sick · sleep deprivation · growing pains · have · depression · get · anxiety · chronic pain · trauma · disorder · come down with

Opposites
affliction vs. wellness

suffer fromremedy

Curative treatment or fix

cure · thrive · flourish · be well · prosper

vulnerability vs. protection

suffer fromward off

Actively prevent approach

fend off · withstand · repel · resist · stave off

enduring harm vs. receiving benefit

suffer fromenjoy

Take pleasure in

delight in · relish · savor

Family

suffer, from, suffers, suffered, suffering, sufferer, sufferers, sufferable, insufferable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G