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 afflict afflict /əˈflɪkt/

verb

  1. Cause physical pain or suffering in  ( afflict , smite )
    cause physical pain or suffering in
     Afflict with the plague
    afflict with the plague
  2. Cause great unhappiness for; distress  ( afflict )
    cause great unhappiness for; distress
     She was afflicted by the death of her parents
    she was afflicted by the death of her parents