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Word entry · 6 letters

suffer

Best crossword clue

"Go through hardship"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsʌfə/Part of speech verbSorted effrsuStarts with SEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To experience pain, harm, or hardship.

Word origin

From Middle English suffren, from Anglo-Norman suffrir, from Latin sufferre (“to offer, hold up, bear, suffer”), from sub- (“up, under”) + ferō (“to carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Displaced native Old English þrōwian.

Used in a sentence

  • Many artists suffer before becoming famous.
  • At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
  • If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Go through hardship6 letters
02Experience pain6 letters

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