afflict

tr.v., -flict·ed, -flict·ing, -flicts.
To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on.

[Middle English afflighten, from afflight, disturbed, frightened, from Latin afflictum, past participle of afflīgere, to cast down : ad-, ad- + flīgere, to strike.]

afflicter af·flict'er n.
afflictive af·flic'tive adj.
afflictively af·flic'tive·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   afflict, agonize, rack, torment, torture. These verbs mean to bring great harm or suffering to someone: afflicted with arthritis; was agonized to see her suffering; racked with cancer; tormented by migraine headaches; tortured by painful memories.

verb

To bring great harm or suffering to: agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture. See attack/defend, help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: cause or become hurt
Antonyms: aid, comfort, help, solace, stay away from, take care of

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: cause great unhappiness for; distress

Meaning #2: cause pain or suffering in
  Synonym: smite

Meaning #3: cause bodily suffering to
  Synonyms: trouble, ail, pain

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hjemsøge, plage, ramme

Nederlands (Dutch)
doen lijden

Français (French)
v. tr. - affliger, frapper

Deutsch (German)
v. - plagen, bekümmern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πλήττω. ταλαιπωρώ, (για νόσο) προσβάλλω

Italiano (Italian)
tormentare, affliggere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - afligir, entristecer, magoar

Русский (Russian)
причинять боль, страдания, поражать (бедствиями), печалить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - azotar, asolar, entristecer, afligir, apenar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - drabba, hemsöka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使痛苦, 折磨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使痛苦, 折磨

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 괴롭히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 苦しめる, 悩ます, ひどく苦しめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبتلي, يؤلم, يحزن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ייסר, ציער, הציק‬

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