afflict

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈflɪkt/

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• Hyphenation: af‧flict

Verb

Plain form afflict

Third-person singular afflicts

Past tense afflicted

Past participle afflicted

Present participle afflicting

1. (transitive) If something or someone afflicts you, it causes you to suffer on be in pain.

Related words

• affliction