afflict

1. v. t. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. Source: opted

2. v. t. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment. Source: opted

3. v. t. To make low or humble. Source: opted

4. p. p. & a. Afflicted. Source: opted

5. v. cause great unhappiness for; distress Source: wordnet

6. v. cause physical pain or suffering in Source: wordnet

7. 1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [Obs.] "Reassembling our afflicted powers." Milton. 2. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment. They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. Exod. i. 11. That which was the worst now least afflicts me. Milton. 3. To make low or humble. [Obs.] Spenser. Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth. Jer. Taylor. Syn. -- To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment; wound; hurt. Afflicted. [Obs.] Becon. Source: webster

8. Afflicted. [Obs.] Becon. Source: adambom

9. v:100 v. cause great unhappiness for; distress v. cause physical pain or suffering in Source: ecdict

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