Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - suffer

~ v 1 »PAIN« to experience physical or mental pain  (At least he died suddenly and didn't suffer.) + from  (Simon suffers from migraines. | I/you/she will suffer for it (=will feel very ill or sore))  (I know I'll suffer for it in the morning, but give me another gin.) 2 »BAD SITUATION« to be in a very bad situation that makes things very difficult for you  (Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession. | suffer the consequences (=be punished))  (If you break the law, you must be prepared to suffer the consequences.) 3 »EXPERIENCE« if someone suffers an unpleasant or difficult experience, it happens to them  (suffer a defeat)  (The Democrats have just suffered a huge defeat in the polls. | suffer damage/injury/loss)  (The car suffered severe damage in the accident.) 4 »WORSE« to become worse in quality because a bad situation is affecting something or because nobody is taking care of it  (The ferry operators denied that safety would suffer if costs were cut.) 5 not suffer fools gladly to not be patient with people you think are stupid 6 suffer sb to do sth old use to allow someone to do something