1
[ verb ] cause pain or suffering in

Synonyms

smite

Examples

"afflict with the plague" "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"

Related terms

damage blight visit affliction

2
[ verb ] cause great unhappiness for; distress

Examples

"she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

3
[ verb ] cause bodily suffering to

Synonyms

pain trouble ail

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