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af·flict  (-flkt)

tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts

To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on.

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[Middle English afflighten, from afflight, disturbed, frightened, from Latin afflictum, past participle of afflgere, to cast down : ad-, ad- + flgere, to strike.]

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af·flicter n.

af·flictive adj.

af·flictive·ly adv.

Synonyms: afflict, agonize, rack¹, torment, torture
These verbs mean to bring great harm or suffering to someone: afflicted with arthritis; was agonized to see her suffering; racked with cancer; tormented by migraine headaches; tortured by painful memories.

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afflict

Verb

to cause someone suffering or unhappiness [Latin affligere to knock against]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure aggrieve, grieve - cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother" tribulate - oppress or trouble greatly strain, stress, try - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
	2.	afflict - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague" smite damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly" blight, plague - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

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afflict

verb torment, trouble, pain, hurt, wound, burden, distress, rack, try, plague, grieve, harass, ail, oppress, beset, smite

Translations

afflict [əˈflɪkt] vt → afligir

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afflict [əˈflɪkt] vt → affliger

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afflict [əˈflɪkt] vt → quälen;

(misfortune) → heimsuchen

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afflict [əˈflɪkt] vt → affliggere

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afflict

v afflict [əˈflikt]

to give pain or distress to (a person etc) She is continually afflicted by/with headaches. ly onder يُصِيب، يَبْتَلي измъчвам trápit, sužovat, postihovat plage plagen, leiden βασανίζω afligir vaevama مبتلا کردن vaivata affliger לְייִסֵר, לִפְגוֹע ב- त्रस्त होना bolovati kínoz mendapat gangguan, menderita þjá, hraka affliggere 苦しめる 괴롭히다 kamuoti mocīt; sagādāt ciešanas menyakiti kwellen plage dotykać, zadawać ból atormentar a chinui причинять боль, страдание trápiť, postihnúť mučiti mučiti plåga, drabba ทำให้เจ็บป่วย yakalanmak, tutulmak 使苦惱 засмучувати; завдавати болю تکیف دینا ، ایذا پہنچانا làm đau đớn 使苦恼

n afˈfliction [-ʃən]

Her deafness is a great affliction to her. beproewing بَلْوى، مِحْنَة، مَرَض، ألَم нещастие utrpení, neštěstí plage Plage βάσανο, στενοχώρια aflicción piin مصیبت vaiva, kärsimys affliction סֶבֶל, צָרָה मुसीबत patnja szenvedés, nyomorúság gangguan, penderitaan, kesusahan raun, þjáning, ógæfa afflizione, dolore 苦痛 고통 sielvartas, vargas mokas; nelaime; posts kesakitan kwelling plage utrapienie tormento durere, suferinţă недуг; физический недостаток utrpenie, nešťastie prizadetost patnja plåga, sorg โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ ızdırap, dert 苦惱 біда, страждання تکلیف nỗi đau đớn 苦恼