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Etymology
1. afflict
verb. ['əˈflɪkt'] cause physical pain or suffering in.
Synonyms
- damage
- smite
- plague
- visit
Antonyms
- play up
- foreground
- worst
- inactivity
Etymology
- aflicter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- afflictare (Latin)
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Rhymes with Afflict
- contradict
- constrict
- restrict
- handpicked
- conflict
- predict
- inflict
- convict
- strict
- depict
- tricked
- sticht
- slicked
- schlict
- schlicht
- pricked
- evict
- clicked
- addict
- ticked
- picked
- picht
- nicked
- licked
- licht
- kicked
How do you pronounce afflict?
Pronounce afflict as əˈflɪkt.
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Sentences with afflict
1. Verb, base form
As if the footpads aren't enough, hyperkeratosis can afflict a pup's nose.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Protect your garden from some of the most common pests that afflict tomato plants.
3. Adjective
Fungal infections, such as bud rot, verticillium wilt and mildew, commonly afflict chrysanthemums.
4. Verb, 3rd person singular present
This variety grows quickly and is resistant to diseases such as blight that afflict other blackberries.
2. afflict
verb. ['əˈflɪkt'] cause great unhappiness for; distress.
Synonyms
- discomfit
- stress
- try
- tribulate
- untune
- strain
- upset
- grieve
- disconcert
- discompose
Antonyms
- refrain
- abstain
- tune
- relax
Etymology
- aflicter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- afflictare (Latin)