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Word: Afflict
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘deject, humiliate’): from Latin afflictare ‘knock about, harass’, or from afflict- ‘knocked down, weakened’: both from the verb affligere, from ad- ‘to’ + fligere ‘to strike, dash’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈflɪkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely
Short Definition:cause pain or trouble to
Examples:- his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease
- serious ills afflict the industry
- he comforted the afflicted
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