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af·flict
 afflict
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- pronunciation:
flIkt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
afflicts, afflicting, afflicted |
| definition: |
When something afflicts you, it causes you pain or suffering. A disease is something that can afflict people.
The flu afflicts many people every year.- antonyms:
- comfort
- similar words:
- annoy, distress, harm, hurt, pain, torture, trouble
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| related words: |
burden, injure, upset |
| derivations: |
afflictedness (n.), afflicter (n.) |
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