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af·flict
 afflict
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- pronunciation:
flIkt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
afflicts, afflicting, afflicted |
| definition: |
to cause pain or suffering to.
The flu afflicts many people every year.- antonyms:
- comfort
- similar words:
- ail, annoy, beset, distress, harass, harm, hurt, oppress, pain, plague, torment, torture, trouble
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| related words: |
burden, mistreat, misuse, upset |
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| derivations: |
afflictedness (n.), afflicter (n.) |
The word afflict
contains the following parts:
af-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix af-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "f," such as fil 1 and fix. See ad-.
Example words:
flic
Latin
root
that means strike
Example words:
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