1. to experience physical or mental pain, distress, or hardship
2. to become worse in quality or condition; to decline
3. to tolerate or allow something undesirable
Usage: often used in negative constructions

Examples

• She suffers from chronic back pain.
• The team suffers when their best player is injured.
• His grades suffer when he doesn’t study regularly.
• The garden suffers during the drought.
• He suffers no interruptions during his morning routine.
• The company suffers losses during economic downturns.
• She suffers in silence rather than complaining.