sufrir

Definitions of sufrir
  1. verb
    feel pain or be in pain
    synonyms: doler, sentir dolor
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    types:
    estar enfermo, padecer, tener
    suffer from; be ill with
    ahogar, asfixiar, estrangular, sofocar
    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    type of:
    ser
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. verb
    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    synonyms:
    estar enfermo, padecer, tener
    suffer from; be ill with
  3. verb
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    synonyms: aguantar, experimentar, tolerar
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    types:
    aceptar
    tolerate or accommodate oneself to
    type of:
    dejar, permitir
    consent to, give permission
  4. verb
    experience (emotional) pain
    synonyms:
    aguantar, experimentar, tolerar
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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    types:
    acongojarse, afligirse, doler, entristecerse
    feel grief
    lamentarse, llorar
    feel sadness
    compadecer, compadecerse
    share the suffering of
    type of:
    experimentar, sentir
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
  5. verb
    feel physical pain
    synonyms: doler
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    types:
    picar, pinchar, pincharse
    cause a stinging pain
    pincharse
    cause a prickling sensation
    type of:
    percibir, sentir
    to become aware of through the senses
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