afflict
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afflicted;
afflicting
afflicts;
afflicted;
afflicting
Learner's definition of AFFLICT
[+ object]
formal
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to cause pain or suffering to (someone or something)
— usually used as (be) afflicted
— often + with
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The disease afflicts an estimated two million people every year.
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Much of the region is afflicted by hunger and poverty.
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Most patients/people who are afflicted with the disease die within one year.
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people afflicted with cancer
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