worsen vs suffer
suffer vs worsenworsen and suffer both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| worsen | No | No | Yes | No |
| suffer | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
suffer is a hyponym of
worsen; that is, suffer is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
worsen:
- worsen: grow worse
- suffer: get worse in quality
Other hyponyms of worsen include
inflame, come down, sicken, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop, deprive, impoverish, fail, tumble, drop away, drop off, fall away, slip, lose, regress, retrograde, retrogress, turn down.
| worsen (verb) | suffer (verb) |
|---|---|
| grow worse | be in pain |
| make worse | 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 |
Words related to "worsen"
Words related to "suffer"
- abide
- accept
- ache
- agonise
- agonize
- ail
- allow
- anguish
- be
- be given
- be well
- bear
- bear up
- break down
- break up
- brook
- catch
- choke
- collapse
- comprehend
- countenance
- crack
- crack up
- cramp
- crock up
- decline
- die
- digest
- endure
- enjoy
- experience
- famish
- feel
- freeze
- gag
- get
- go through
- grieve
- have
- hold still for
- hunger
- hurt
- incline
- kill
- lean
- let
- live with
- lose
- meet
- pain
- pay
- perceive
- permit
- prick
- put up
- receive
- run
- see
- sit out
- sorrow
- stand
- stand for
- starve
- stick out
- sting
- stomach
- strangle
- stress
- suffer
- sufferance
- sufferer
- suffering
- suffocate
- support
- sustain
- swallow
- swelter
- take a joke
- take lying down
- tend
- tolerate
- twinge
- worsen
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