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Meanings of afflict in English
Synonyms
Examples for "trouble"
Examples for "trouble"
1
This year the Party leadership went to great lengths to avoid trouble.
2
Millions have fled Middle Eastern trouble spots seeking sanctuary in Western Europe.
3
The trouble is that each situation is extremely complicated and very different.
4
A report last week by DataQuick Information Systems pointed to additional trouble.
5
Four police officers have been injured during trouble in Newry City today.
1
Indeed, the same choice may bring great happiness yet also great pain.
2
Spinal fractures, however, can lead to more problems than just chronic pain.
3
The questions about work, back satisfaction, and pain medication showed good agreement.
4
Patients reported improved future outlook despite continued concern about pain and chronicity.
5
Because, despite my best intention, the pain in my words rang clear.
1
This fate certainly befell Michael Winner long before he began to ail.
2
This question was the Alpha and Omega of ail that concerned him.
3
The wreckage was ail cleared away; the fire-brigade had hosed the square.
4
He bent above her, almost agonized that anything should ail his idol.
5
Analysts said the new laptop may help revive the ailing PC market.
Usage of afflict in English
1
In the US, water shortages afflict crop-growing areas and wildfires threaten cities.
2
These viruses are rarely lethal and often mildly afflict their natural hosts.
3
Then all the foremost heroes among the Parthas began to afflict Karna.
4
So we decided to afflict this star with one of those diseases.
5
The body they may afflict, but the mind is beyond their power.
6
Physical ailments are not the worst form of suffering that afflict humanity.
7
Better to serve Lucifer than the God who could so afflict me.
8
The Egyptians set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens.
9
Menchu said Cabral's murder was just one of many to afflict Guatemala.
10
He should afflict and obstruct them and seek to drain their treasury.
11
Do not afflict your countrymen: but let every one fear his God.
12
Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me.
13
The evils and sorrows that afflict mankind are of mankind's own making.
14
They goad and afflict a heedless man or one that is insensate.
15
Verily, we afflict those human beings who are given to such conduct.
16
Having obtained this prosperity, I hope, grief doth not afflict thee still.
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Afflict across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common