afflict
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(verb) cause bodily suffering to |
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Synonyms: ail, pain, trouble |
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Related Words: break out, disagree with, erupt, hurt |
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(verb) cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" |
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Synonyms: smite |
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Related Words: blight, damage, plague |
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(verb) cause great unhappiness for |
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Related Words: aggrieve, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, grieve, strain, stress, try, untune, upset |
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