AFFLICT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause bodily suffering to
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) afflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause pain or suffering in
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • afflict with the plague
    • That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement
    Hypernyms(s) afflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • cause great unhappiness for
    • distress
    Usage Example(s)
    • she was afflicted by the death of her parents
    Hypernyms(s) afflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)