Afflict ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Afflict ( verb )

1. To cause someone pain, suffering, or distress.
2. To cause something harmful or damaging to happen.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french aflicter, from latin afflictare "torture, torment", from ad- "to" + fligere "strike".

Examples:

1. His back pain was afflicting him.
2. The disease afflicts many people in the world.
3. The poverty afflicts the children in the area.
4. The drought afflicts the farmers in the region.
5. The accident afflicted the entire family.

(As a noun)

Afflict ( noun )

1. A cause of severe pain, suffering, or distress.
2. A thing that causes harm or damage.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french aflicter, from latin afflictare "torture, torment", from ad- "to" + fligere "strike".

Examples:

1. His back pain was an afflict to him.
2. The disease is a major afflict in the world.
3. The poverty is an afflict in the area.
4. The drought is an afflict for the farmers in the region.
5. The accident was a great afflict for the entire family.