v. t. | 1. | To strike or cast down; to overthrow. |
2. | To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment. | |
3. | To make low or humble. | |
p. p. & a. | 1. | Afflicted. |
Verb | 1. | afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents" |
2. | afflict - cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" Synonyms: smite | |
3. | afflict - cause bodily suffering to |