- afflicts
- af·flict || ə'flɪkt v. distress; cause suffering, torment, torture
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Afflict — Af*flict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Afflicting}.] [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down, deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. {Flagellate}.] 1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Afflicted — Afflict Af*flict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Afflicting}.] [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down, deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. {Flagellate}.] 1. To strike or cast down; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Afflicter — Af*flict er, n. One who afflicts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
