afflict
[ uh-flikt ]
/ əˈflɪkt /
verb (used with object)
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
Obsolete.
- to overthrow; defeat.
- to humble.
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Origin of afflict
OTHER WORDS FROM afflict
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afflict
/ (əˈflɪkt) /
verb
(tr) to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly
Derived forms of afflict
afflictive, adjectiveWord Origin for afflict
C14: from Latin afflictus, past participle of afflīgere to knock against, from flīgere to knock, to strike
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