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suffers
  • present tense form of suffer (3rd person singular).

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Timothee Chalamet, Knicks fan, suffers for his team.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Most weeknight cooking suffers from the same limitation: not enough time.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Chloe suffers from severe anxiety and left school when she was 14 to be educated at home in Sefton, Merseyside.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Meanwhile, Rick suffers a meltdown, haunted by the hit he can’t escape.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

A man who loses his arms in an accident has a great struggle to adjust himself to the lack, but one born without arms suffers only from people who find him strange.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck