suffer
verb (used without object)
to undergo or feel pain or distress.
sufferer
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a word derived from
suffer.
Example Sentences
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“Animate” includes a fascinating chapter on clinical lycanthropy, a psychiatric condition in which the sufferer believes that he or she is an animal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Another sufferer said it took seven years to diagnose her, and despite describing "lightning" going through her face, was told by doctors there was nothing wrong with her.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
As an insomnia sufferer, I’ve spent a few recent sleepless nights just roaming around “Mario Kart World,” driving through empty castles-turned-racetracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Not every back pain sufferer needs to see a spine surgeon, or even a physician, right away.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2024
She was being extra clever, she knew, changing the sex of the sufferer, just in case the healer had heard of the woman in the cave.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
