suffer from something

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Meaning · English

Experience or be affected by a problem or illness

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: experience pain from something

Register: neutral

Examples

She suffers from arthritis

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Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “suffer from something” mean?

Experience or be affected by a problem or illness Literally: experience pain from something

Is “suffer from something” formal or informal?

suffer from something is generally neutral.