afflict

🇺🇸 /əˈflɪkt/ 🇬🇧 /əˈflɪkt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000
verb
R

to cause suffering or trouble to someone or something

The disease has afflicted many people in the community.

translation

v. to cause suffering or trouble to someone or something

Word Forms

3rd Present afflicts
Past afflicted
Perfect afflicted
Progressive afflicting