undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"
get worse; "His grades suffered"
be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
unbearable physical pain
subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"