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afligir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • afflict verb To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  • ail verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
  • grieve verb To feel deep sorrow, especially after a loss.
  • harm noun Physical injury or damage.
  • plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.

Senses

afligir is used for these senses in English:

  • afflict (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
  • ail (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
  • ail (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
  • grieve (transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
  • harm To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
  • plague (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.

afflict — full definition

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

ail — full definition

  1. verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
  2. verb To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

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