afflict afflict /əˈflɪkt/

verb

1. Cause physical pain or suffering in  ( afflict , smite )
   cause physical pain or suffering in
    Afflict with the plague
   afflict with the plague
   
2. Cause great unhappiness for; distress  ( afflict )
   cause great unhappiness for; distress
    She was afflicted by the death of her parents
   she was afflicted by the death of her parents