Definition of afflict

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Afflict (v. t.) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.

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Woful :: Woful (a.) Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.
Soreness :: Soreness (n.) The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction..
Afflict :: Afflict (v. t.) To make low or humble.
Lacerate :: Lacerate (v. t.) To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart..
Sad :: Sad (supperl.) Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
Attempt :: Attempt (v. t.) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt..
Night :: Night (n.) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow..
Tribulation :: Tribulation (n.) That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction..
Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts..
Sorely :: Sorely (adv.) In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor..
Painful :: Painful (a.) Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing..
Afflictionless :: Afflictionless (a.) Free from affliction.
Distress :: Distress (n.) To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
Martyrdom :: Martyrdom (n.) Affliction; torment; torture.
Murrain :: Murrain (a.) Having, or afflicted with, murrain..
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Pressure :: Pressure (n.) Affliction; distress; grievance.
Cruel :: Cruel (a.) Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted; merciless..
Afflict :: Afflict (p. p. & a.) Afflicted.
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