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afflict

verb

/əˈflɪkt/

Meaning

to cause pain, suffering, or distress to someone or something

Many people are afflicted by seasonal allergies.

afflict with

torment, trouble, plague, burden, distress

comfort, soothe, relieve

afflict with disease, afflict by poverty, afflict deeply, afflict severely

to give or assign something, often a share or portion, to someone

To reach the final or climactic stage of a process or activity.

to hit with the foot; to strike forcefully

to make an effort to achieve or complete something difficult

To pour out or express feelings freely and openly.

to make a disease, symptoms, or problem less severe without removing the cause