afflict

afflict /ə'flikt/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm đau đớn, làm đau buồn, làm ưu phiền, làm khổ sở
      • to be afflicted by...: đau buồn vì...

Xem thêm: smite, trouble, ail, pain



afflict

Từ điển Collocation

afflict verb

ADV. badly, severely

PHRASES be afflicted with He's badly afflicted with a skin disorder.

Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • cause great unhappiness for; distress

    she was afflicted by the death of her parents

  • cause pain or suffering in; smite

    afflict with the plague

    That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement

  • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed; trouble, ail, pain

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

afflicts|afflicted|afflicting
syn.: agitate bother disturb perturb trouble
ant.: comfort console relieve solace