what does afflict mean?
AFFLICT as VERB
- Meaning
- cause bodily suffering to
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Hypernyms(s) afflict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause pain or suffering in
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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
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- 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
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