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afflict

verb

1 afflict

Cause great unhappiness for; distress.

2 afflict

Cause physical pain or suffering in:
— Afflict with the plague.

synonym: smite.

Roget 830: cause pain, occasion pain, give pain, bring pain, induce pain, produce pain, create pain, inflict pain etc. 828; pain, hurt, wound.    pinch, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: abuse, affect, aggrieve, agitate, agonize, ail, anguish, annoy, befoul, bewitch, bite, blight, bother, break down, bring to tears, burden, burn, chafe, condemn, convulse ... show more.

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