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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 [əˈflɪkt]

vb

(tr) to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly

[from Latin afflictus, past participle of afflīgere to knock against, from flīgere to knock, to strike]

afflictive  adj

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 There are four main problems that afflict these people.

Translations

afflict [əˈflɪkt] VT → afligir
the afflicted → los afligidos
to be afflicted with or by → sufrir de, estar aquejado de

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afflict [əˈflɪkt] vt → affecter
to be afflicted with sth, to be afflicted by sth [+ illness] → souffrir de qch; [+ problem] → être touché(e) par qch; [+ corruption] → être accablé(e) par

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afflict

vt → plagen, zusetzen (+dat); (emotionally, mentally also) → belasten; (troubles, inflation, injuries) → heimsuchen; to be afflicted by a disease → an einer Krankheit leiden; afflicted with gout → von (der) Gicht geplagt; to be afflicted by doubts → von Zweifeln gequält werden; the afflicted → die Leidenden pl

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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 造成某人痛苦或苦惱 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 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 痛苦，苦惱 біда, страждання تکلیف nỗi đau đớn 苦恼