- present tense form of suffer (3rd person singular).
suffers
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Peter does tell Arlo that “it’s OK to be sad in my house,” confiding that he suffers from low self-esteem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Instead, he seems to live for provocation, and doesn’t care who suffers as a result of him having fun.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
The reasons sub-Saharan Africa suffers such disproportionate harm are structural rather than accidental.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Her detective, the Victorian policeman William Monk, suffers from amnesia, and sometimes wonders exactly who he is.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Today 10 percent of the world’s population suffers from malaria every year, resulting in almost three million deaths.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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