English verb: afflict | |||
1. | afflict (emotion) cause great unhappiness for; distress | ||
Samples | She was afflicted by the death of her parents. | ||
Examples | The bad news will afflict him | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aggrieve, grieve, strain, stress, tribulate, try | ||
2. | afflict (change) cause physical pain or suffering in | ||
Samples | Afflict with the plague. | ||
Synonyms | smite | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blight, plague, visit | ||