afflict
verb (used with object)
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously.
will afflict
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future tenseof afflict.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Gross hallucinations — or are they? — will afflict them through the series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
They fear the pathogen will afflict people who are unvaccinated or not up to date on their shots.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Open fell short in part because of anxiety and nerves -- something he doesn’t think will afflict Koepka this week.
From Fox News ● Jun. 12, 2019
Researchers say that, as climate change drives up baseline temperatures, bleaching will afflict reefs more frequently.
From Nature ● Dec. 18, 2016
I sometimes wonder which of these will afflict me, later; because I know one of them will.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
