suffer

VERB /səfər/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

suffer is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

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1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does suffer mean?

VERB · 11 SENSES
1

Feel physical pain.

SYNONYMS
2

Feel unwell or uncomfortable.

“She is suffering from the hot weather”

BROADER
3

Get worse.

“His grades suffered”

5

Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).

“She suffered a fracture in the accident”

RELATED
6

Be set at a disadvantage.

“This author really suffers in translation”

SYNONYMS
7

Feel pain or be in pain.

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
BROADER
8

Undergo or suffer.

“suffer a terrible fate”

SYNONYMS
9

Undergo or be subjected to.

“He suffered the penalty”

“Many saints suffered martyrdom”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
NARROWER
10

Be given to.

“She suffers from a tendency to talk too much”

11

Experience (emotional) pain.

“Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of suffer

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