Suffer and Withstand

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Suffer

Suffer verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.

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Withstand is a synonym for suffer in accept topic. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Suffer", when it comes to topics like endure.

Nearby Words: suffering, sufferance, sufferer

Withstand

Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Suffer is a synonym for withstand in endure topic. You can use "Suffer" instead a verb "Withstand", if it concerns topics such as accept.

Nearby Word: withstanding

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wrath	suffer wrath	withstand wrath
attack	suffer attack	withstand attack
kind	suffer kind	withstand kind
amount	suffer amount	withstand amount
Other words: form, effects, injury, battle, abuse, explosion, damage, pain, punishment, attacks.

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Several Arjuna tales outside of the war have him suffer this; in one case he claims that a bridge of arrows that he builds would withstand a monkey's weight (Hanuman in disguise) and nearly burns himself when he fails.

Source: Literature / Mahabharata
A healthy sense of narcissism helps us withstand criticism, insults, and spring back from periods of self-doubt and detrimental anxiety (especially the ones the paranoid, avoidant, and dependent are likely to suffer).

Source: Hollywood Personality Disorders

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