Afflict - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈflɪkt|
Brit.
|əˈflɪkt|
verb
- cause great unhappiness for; distress
she was afflicted by the death of her parents
- cause physical pain or suffering in (syn: smite)afflict with the plague
Extra examples
The disease afflicts an estimated two million people every year.
...the South was afflicted by a severe drought...
She was afflicted by the death of her father.
The literary language of England became afflicted with Gallicisms.
The evils continuously or intermittently afflict humanity.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: afflict
he/she/it: afflicts
present participle: afflicting
past tense: afflicted
past participle: afflicted
I/you/we/they: afflict
he/she/it: afflicts
present participle: afflicting
past tense: afflicted
past participle: afflicted
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