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   Af·flict

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   • 1. (of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble: "his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease"
   • ▪ (of a celestial body) be in a stressful aspect with (another celestial body or a point on the ecliptic): "Jupiter is afflicted by Mars in opposition"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘deject, humiliate’): from Latin afflictare ‘knock about, harass’, or from afflict- ‘knocked down, weakened’: both from the verb affligere, from ad- ‘to’ + fligere ‘to strike, dash’.

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   What does afflict mean?

   • (Definition of afflict from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 使痛苦, 使苦惱, 折磨… 使痛苦, 使苦恼, 折磨… aquejar, afectar, afligir… afligir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! AFFLICT definition: 1. If an illness or problem afflicts you, it makes you suffer: 2. something that makes you suffer. Learn more.

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   What does afflicted mean in the Bible?

   • “Affected with continued or often repeated pain, either of body or mind; suffering grief or distress, of any kind; followed by at, by or with; as, afflicted at the loss of a child, by the rheumatism, or with losses.” All scriptures are taken from NKJV unless otherwise marked. Smitten by God, and afflicted.”

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   What is the difference between afflict and try?

   • afflict, try, torment, torture, rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control.

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   What is the difference between afflict and torment?

   • afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress. try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control. torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance.

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   verb (used with object) to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with migraine headaches. Synonyms: plague, torment, harass, vex. Obsolete. to overthrow; defeat. to humble. afflict. / əˈflɪkt / verb. tr to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly. Discover More. Derived Forms.

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   afflict. to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way. afflict somebody/something Severe drought has afflicted the region. Aid will be sent to the afflicted areas. be afflicted with something About 40 per cent of the country's population is afflicted with the disease.

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   AFFLICT definition: 1. If an illness or problem afflicts you, it makes you suffer: 2. something that makes you suffer. Learn more.

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   Definition of afflict – Learner’s Dictionary. afflict. verb [ T ] formal uk / əˈflɪkt / us. If an illness or problem afflicts you, it makes you suffer: [ often passive ] a country afflicted by civil war. It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.

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   Origin afflict (1300-1400) Latin past participle of affligere “to throw down”, from ad- “to” + fligere “to hit”. afflict meaning, definition, what is afflict: to affect someone or something in an unp...: Learn more.

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   Definitions of 'afflict' If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer. [formal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'afflict' present simple: I afflict, you afflict [...] past simple: I afflicted, you afflicted [...] past participle: afflicted. More. Synonyms of 'afflict' • torment, trouble, pain, hurt [...]

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   The meaning of AFFLICT is to cause pain or suffering to : to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish. How to use afflict in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Afflict.