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Synonyms for afflict in English

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afflict:
- afflict; smite

English

Detailed Synonyms for afflict in English

afflict:

afflict verb

afflict

– cause physical pain or suffering in ¹
afflict; smite
– cause physical pain or suffering in ¹
- afflict verb
  - afflict with the plague¹
- smite verb
afflict

– cause great unhappiness for; distress ¹
afflict
– cause great unhappiness for; distress ¹
- afflict verb
  - she was afflicted by the death of her parents¹

Alternate Synonyms for "afflict":

upset; discompose; untune; disconcert; discomfit
smite; damage
trouble; ail; pain; hurt

Related Definitions for "afflict":

cause physical pain or suffering in¹
- afflict with the plague¹
cause great unhappiness for; distress¹
- she was afflicted by the death of her parents¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University