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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A sufferer may have rigidity or tremors in one of their arms or legs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“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
Ashley Fulwood, chief executive of charity OCD UK and a sufferer himself, said a range of specific therapies were available on the NHS and privately.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Not every back pain sufferer needs to see a spine surgeon, or even a physician, right away.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2024
This strange god, the gay reveler, the cruel hunter, the lofty inspirer, was also the sufferer.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
