Afflict

Verb1.afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure
aggrieve, grieve - break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow
tribulate - oppress or trouble greatly
strain, stress, try - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
2.afflict - cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement"
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"
blight, plague - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
3.afflict - cause bodily suffering to
hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
disagree with - be note very well digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people"
recrudesce, break out, erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

 

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