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afflict
verb
Cause physical pain or suffering in
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əˈflɪkt
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verb
Cause physical pain or suffering in
“Afflict with the plague”
verb
Cause great unhappiness for; distress
“She was afflicted by the death of her parents”
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Afflict with the plague
She was afflicted by the death of her parents
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