afflict

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There are plenty of research dollars for cures for diseases that afflict rich people.

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Quick take

cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

Meaning at a glance

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verb

cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

verb

cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for afflict.

verb

cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

verb

cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

Example sentences

There are plenty of research dollars for cures for diseases that afflict rich people.

Most of these sites tend to afflict one with or are used because of ennui, in my opinion.

I will stick to my guns here: Most of these sites tend to afflict one with or are used because of ennui, in my opinion.

But now I understand circumstances can be very tough for some, and I can't judge them for the vulnerabilities that afflict humans.

He declares it impossible because other smart people haven't done it and confidently predicts every negative lightbulb attribute he can think of will afflict the bulb.

"The demand for sexy results, combined with indifferent follow-up, means that billions of dollars in worldwide resources devoted to finding and developing remedies for the diseases that afflict us all is being thrown down a rathole.

Whether that compensates for the reduced maturity of tooling as compared to C++ has to be decided on a case by case basis, and this question is going to be a perennial question that would afflict the adoption of any new language.