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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 | ||
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