1. past tense of suffer; experienced pain, distress, or hardship
2. past tense of suffer; allowed or tolerated something undesirable
3. past tense of suffer; became worse in quality or condition

Examples

• She suffered from severe headaches for years.
• The team suffered a devastating loss in the championship.
• He suffered in silence rather than complain.
• The company suffered major financial losses last quarter.
• The old building suffered damage during the storm.
• She suffered no fools and demanded excellence from everyone.
• His reputation suffered after the scandal broke.