suffer under



suffer under someone

to endure the punishments or bad treatment of someone. The citizens suffered badly under the rule of the cruel king. We suffered under Carlos and we will suffer under his successor.
See also: suffer

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Onisimu-Old Church Slavic
Akinyi-Eastern African, Luo
PercivalPUR-si-vəl (English)Arthurian Romance, English
Pravina-Indian, Marathi, Tamil
Magdalenemahk-dah-LE-nə (German), MAG-də-lən (English), MAG-də-leen (English)German, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Jervis-English (Rare)