To afflict: v.tr. (word coming from the Latin affligere “to hit, to beat down”).
The word “afflict” has several meanings:
1. Literary: To strike hard, to overwhelm (with an evil, misfortune).
Quote from the French writer, priest, theologian, philosopher and politician Félicité de La Mennais, better known as Lamennais (1782-1854): “The evils that afflict the earth”.
To be afflicted with a chronic illness.
Pleasant: Having an annoying quality.
Afflicted with a sonorous laughter.
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