afflict 音标拼音: [əfl'ɪkt]
vt . 使苦恼,使遭受,折磨
使苦恼,使遭受,折磨
afflict v 1 :
cause great unhappiness for ;
distress ; "
she was afflicted by the death of her parents "
2 :
cause physical pain or suffering in ; "
afflict with the plague " [
synonym : {
afflict }, {
smite }]
Afflict \
Af *
flict "\,
p .
p . &
a . [
L .
afflictus ,
p .
p .]
Afflicted . [
Obs .] --
Becon .
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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 . [
Obs .] "
Reassembling our afflicted powers ." --
Milton .
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2 .
To inflict some great injury or hurt upon ,
causing continued pain or mental distress ;
to trouble grievously ;
to torment .
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They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens . --
Exod .
i .
11 .
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That which was the worst now least afflicts me .
--
Milton .
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3 .
To make low or humble . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
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Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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Syn :
To trouble ;
grieve ;
pain ;
distress ;
harass ;
torment ;
wound ;
hurt .
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146 Moby Thesaurus words for "
afflict ":
abuse ,
affect ,
aggrieve ,
agitate ,
agonize ,
ail ,
anguish ,
annoy ,
befoul ,
bewitch ,
bite ,
blight ,
bother ,
break down ,
bring to tears ,
burden ,
burn ,
chafe ,
condemn ,
convulse ,
corrupt ,
crucify ,
crush ,
curse ,
cut ,
cut up ,
damage ,
debilitate ,
defile ,
deprave ,
derange ,
desolate ,
despoil ,
destroy ,
devitalize ,
disable ,
disadvantage ,
discomfort ,
disorder ,
disquiet ,
disserve ,
distress ,
disturb ,
do a mischief ,
do evil ,
do ill ,
do wrong ,
do wrong by ,
doom ,
draw tears ,
embitter ,
enervate ,
enfeeble ,
envenom ,
excruciate ,
fester ,
fret ,
gall ,
get into trouble ,
give pain ,
gnaw ,
grate ,
grieve ,
grind ,
gripe ,
harass ,
harm ,
harrow ,
harry ,
hex ,
hospitalize ,
hurt ,
impair ,
incapacitate ,
indispose ,
infect ,
inflame ,
inflict pain ,
injure ,
inundate ,
invalid ,
irk ,
irritate ,
jinx ,
kill by inches ,
lacerate ,
lay up ,
load with care ,
maltreat ,
martyr ,
martyrize ,
menace ,
mistreat ,
molest ,
nip ,
oppress ,
outrage ,
overwhelm ,
pain ,
persecute ,
perturb ,
pester ,
pierce ,
pinch ,
plague ,
play havoc with ,
play hob with ,
poison ,
pollute ,
prejudice ,
press ,
prick ,
prolong the agony ,
prostrate ,
put to it ,
put to torture ,
rack ,
rankle ,
rasp ,
reduce ,
rub ,
savage ,
scathe ,
sicken ,
smite ,
sorrow ,
stab ,
sting ,
strike ,
taint ,
threaten ,
torment ,
torture ,
trouble ,
try ,
tweak ,
twist ,
upset ,
vex ,
violate ,
weaken ,
worry ,
wound ,
wreak havoc on ,
wring ,
wrong
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AFFLICT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of AFFLICT is to cause pain or suffering to : to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish How to use afflict in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Afflict
AFFLICT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary AFFLICT definition: 1 If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they or it suffer from it: 2 If a problem… Learn more
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