afflict

Significado (Inglés)

1. (transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
2. (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
3. (obsolete) To make low or humble.

Sinónimos

distress

torment

trouble

grieve

hurt

harass

worry

vex

annoy

cause pain

pain

aggrieve

smite

bother

harry

oppress

sadden

plague

torture

beset

try

pester

bedevil

curse

give pain

cause pain to

gripe

strain

rack

tease

ail

persecute

press

blight

blackguard

inflict

affect

hassle

disturb

agonize

harrow

molest

discommode

devil

desolate

bait

anger

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compress

clasp

attempt

Traducións

afligir

affliggere

affliger

afligir

betrüben

quälen

bekümmern

afligir

bedroeven

angustiar

beproeven

acabrunhar

attrister

désoler

kränken

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/əˈflɪkt/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: afflicten

In summary

From Middle English afflicten (attested in past participle afflicte), from Latin afflictāre (“to damage, harass, torment”), frequentative of affligere (“to dash down, overthrow”).