suffer in silence

idiom

: to suffer or be unhappy without saying anything

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Raisman makes the point that many people suffer in silence, but there is help and hope out there for them. Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025 For two decades, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study discouraged many from pursuing hormone therapy—leaving an entire generation to suffer in silence. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025 With more information about what treatments will work best for whom, those who have these problems will no longer have to suffer in silence, and providers will be better equipped to help them. Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 One thing Porter noticed was that, while adults tend to isolate and suffer in silence, children grieve more openly, and connecting with others during their grief seemed to bring them comfort and healing. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffer in silence

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“Suffer in silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffer%20in%20silence. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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