afflict
Verb
Verb Forms: afflicted, afflicting, afflicts
- To cause pain or suffering to; to distress severely.
- cause great unhappiness for; distress
- "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
- cause physical pain or suffering in
- "afflict with the plague"
- To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
- To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
- To make low or humble.
Examples
- A rack full of consonants can afflict even the most seasoned player.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English afflicten (attested in past participle afflicte), from Latin afflictāre (“to damage, harass, torment”), frequentative of affligere (“to dash down, overthrow”).
Synonyms
smite, ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, anguish, atray, cag, dere, distress, engrieve, excruciate, grame, harass, harrow, harry, hurt, irritate, pang, pine, plague, rack, rend, throe, torment, torture, trouble, vex, wring
Scrabble Score: 15
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