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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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