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   Af·flict

   /əˈflik(t)/

   

   verb

   • 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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   afflict somebody/something Severe drought has afflicted the region. the many problems that afflict our society; 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. Our city has been afflicted with a high crime rate for decades.

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