suffer in silence

verb

To tolerate a bad situation without complaining.

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Meanings

verbsuffer in silence (third-person singular simple present suffers in silence, present participle suffering in silence, simple past and past participle suffered in silence)

present singular third person suffers in silence · participle present suffering in silence · participle past suffered in silence · past suffered in silence

  1. idiomaticTo tolerate a bad situation without complaining.
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suffer in silence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffer%20in%20silence

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suffer in silence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffer%20in%20silence.

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