Associations to the word «Afflict»
Noun
- Providence
- Arrow
- Dweller
- Suffering
- Poultry
- Remedy
- Pain
- Shower
- Foe
- Fever
- God
- Steed
- Bowman
- Torture
- Render
- Weakness
- Demon
- Impress
- Flood
- Yoga
- Prosperity
- Anxiety
- Tuberculosis
- Burden
- Human
- Spoil
- Olive
- Prophecy
- Curse
- Madras
- Saul
- Problem
- Cease
- Enemy
- Syndrome
- Spirit
- Severity
- Nor
- Cry
- Dis
- Ease
- Elephant
- Passion
- Livestock
- Bleeding
- Rabbi
- Stranger
- Temptation
- Stomach
- Rage
- Cause
- Worst
- Anger
Adjective
Wiktionary
AFFLICT, verb. (transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
AFFLICT, verb. (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
AFFLICT, verb. (obsolete) To make low or humble.
Dictionary definition
AFFLICT, verb. Cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents".
AFFLICT, verb. Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.