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