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afflict

[ uh-flikt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously:

    to be afflicted with migraine headaches.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Obsolete.
    1. to overthrow; defeat.
    2. to humble.


afflict

/ əˈڱɪ /

verb

  1. tr to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ڱ· noun
  • ···ڱ verb (used with object)
  • ··ڱ verb (used with object)
  • -·ڱ·Բ adjective
  • ܲ··ڱ·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of afflict1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English afflicten, from Latin ڴڱīٳܲ “distressed,” past participle of ڴڱī “to cast down” ( af- af- + ڱī- “knock” + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English aflight, from Middle French aflit, from Latin; inflict
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of afflict1

C14: from Latin afflictus, past participle of ڴڱī to knock against, from ڱī to knock, to strike
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Next, let's go back nearly two decades to the financial crisis and the historically poor growth and negligible average earnings growth that has afflicted the UK ever since.

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But if Ireland’s radically asymmetrical relationship with the U.S. is distinctive, the crisis it represents is global and afflicts many other small and medium-size nations.

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His career brought an international spotlight to this system of racial segregation in plays that afflicted consciences and fomented activism at home and abroad.

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Before examining the natural disasters that have afflicted these blowhards’ own backyards, it’s proper to note that this isn’t California’s first encounter with political shortsightedness on this majestic scale.

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Then and now, elected officials were blaming immigrants for all the supposed maladies afflicting this country.

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