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afflict
afflict /əˈflɪkt/
verb
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Cause physical pain or suffering in
(
afflict
, smite
)
cause physical pain or suffering in
Afflict with the plague
afflict with the plague
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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