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afflict(2)(dictionary)
afflict(dictionary)

afflict(2) (iou)



afflict verb trans. LME.
[Latin afflictare, or afflict- pa. ppl stem of affligere, from ad AF- + fligere strike; partly through prec. Cf. Old French afflicter.]
Cast down; deject, humble. LME-M17.
Milton Reassembling our afflicted Powers.
Distress with bodily or mental suffering; trouble grievously. M16.
S. Johnson They are afflicted with the head-ach. B. Russell A more general trouble afflicting all large organizations.
afflicter noun L16.
afflictingly adverb in an afflicting manner, so as to afflict E19.