'suffer from' or suffer of'?
Hi everyone, I get confused with the prepositions in the verb SUFFER.
Suffer of, or suffer from? Which one is correct? Are they interchangeable? Do I have to use one instead the other depending on the context? Could you please give me some examples?

Thanks a lot!!!

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'suffer from' or suffer of'?
Hi everyone, I get confused with the prepositions in the verb SUFFER.
Suffer of, or suffer from? Which one is correct? Are they interchangeable? Do I have to use one instead the other depending on the context? Could you please give me some examples?

Thanks a lot!!!

Answer

Cannot think of an example that makes "suffer of" work. Got an example?
I suffer from a lack of imagination on this, one, sorry.

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I agree with Nanren, ‘suffer from’ is most commonly used.

‘I suffer from diabetes’
‘My child suffering from a cold’

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