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grieve vs suffer

suffer vs grieve

grieve and suffer both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grieve No No Yes No
suffer No No Yes No
As verbs, suffer is a hypernym of grieve; that is, suffer is a word with a broader meaning than grieve:
  • grieve: feel grief
  • suffer: experience (emotional) pain
grieve (verb) suffer (verb)
feel grief be in pain
cause to feel sorrow undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
feel unwell or uncomfortable
get worse in quality
be set at a disadvantage
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
experience (emotional) pain
feel physical pain
undergo or be subjected to
undergo or suffer
be given to
Difference between grieve and suffer

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