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suffer from sth

phr. v..
B1 Intermediate Oxford

phr. v.. to experience physical or mental pain because of a specific illness or problem.

phr. v.. to be affected by a specific disease, medical condition, or persistent negative state; typically used with chronic or long-term issues.


SIMPLE

Many people suffer from hay fever in the spring.

CONTEXTUAL

He has suffered from back pain ever since he started working at a desk all day.

COMPLEX

The local economy continues to suffer from a lack of investment and the decline of the manufacturing sector.

Particles
from
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
suffer + from + object
Usage

the object is usually a disease, a condition, or a systemic problem.

Teaching tip

contrast with 'suffer' used alone (to experience pain in general); 'suffer from' requires a specific cause or diagnosis as the object.

Pitfall

She is suffering of a cold.She is suffering from a cold.the verb 'suffer' always collocates with the preposition 'from' when identifying the cause of the distress.

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