suffer under sth

Frequency: 6.37.5 per million words

To experience hardship due to a oppressive system, regime, or condition.

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Examples (10)

  • The citizens were forced to suffer under the oppressive dictatorship for decades.
  • Many people suffer under the weight of unrealistic societal expectations.
  • The workers had to suffer under harsh working conditions with no regard for their well-being.
  • Generations of families continued to suffer under the caste system.
  • She felt that her entire life, she had been made to suffer under her parents' strict rules.
  • The population began to suffer under the new tax laws imposed by the government.
  • He described the immense pain people suffer under prolonged periods of conflict.
  • The refugees had to suffer under terrible conditions in the camps.
  • It is a tragedy when innocent people suffer under the actions of a few.
  • The children were found to suffer under emotional neglect.