suffers
Feels the hurt
Suffers is the third-person singular of suffer.
To suffer is to experience pain, hardship, or distress: She suffers from chronic migraines.
It can mean to undergo something unpleasant: The team suffered a crushing defeat.
To suffer someone or something is to tolerate them, now mainly in the phrase suffer fools gladly.
When something suffers, its quality declines: His work suffered after the divorce.
Persistent dull discomfort
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
throb · soreness · twinge · sting · cramp · spasm · distress · malaise
Severe difficulty or suffering
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- tribulationState of great distress
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
calamity · tragedy · woe · ordeal · distress · destitution · poverty · disaster
Suffer through without yielding
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- toleratePermit without approval
- bearLarge furry omnivore
forbearance · stoicism · fortitude · resilience · tenacity · grit · steadfastness · patience
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
pain · throb · soreness · twinge · sting · cramp · spasm · distress · malaise · discomfort
adversity
Severe difficulty or suffering
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- tribulationState of great distress
affliction · calamity · tragedy · woe · ordeal · distress · destitution · poverty · disaster · catastrophe
endure
Suffer through without yielding
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- toleratePermit without approval
bear · forbearance · stoicism · fortitude · resilience · tenacity · grit · steadfastness · patience · survive
battle
Armed military engagement
strive · resist · overcome · confront · wrestle · labor · toil · strain · flounder · agonize
suffersenjoys
Takes pleasure in
relishes · savors · delights · luxuriates · benefits
- suffer in silenceEndure pain without complaint
- suffer fromExperience something painful
- pain and sufferingDistress from harm
- human sufferingDistress experienced by people
- long sufferingPatient endurance of trials
- suffer by comparisonSeem worse when contrasted
suffer, suffering, suffered, insufferable, sufferer, long-suffering, sufferings, sufferers, sufferance