afflict
US: /əˈfɫɪkt/
UK: /ɐflˈɪkt/
UK: /ɐflˈɪkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
afflict /ə'flikt/
- ngoại động từ
- làm đau đớn, làm đau buồn, làm ưu phiền, làm khổ sở
- to be afflicted by...: đau buồn vì...
- làm đau đớn, làm đau buồn, làm ưu phiền, làm khổ sở
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
[VN] [often passive] (formal) to affect sb/sth in an unpleasant or harmful way: About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. + Aid will be sent to the afflicted areas. + Severe drought has afflicted the region.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
affect, bother, distress, oppress, trouble, torment:
Last winter's intense cold afflicted everyone, but those in the north especially.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
badly, severely
PHRASES
be afflicted with
He's badly afflicted with a skin disorder.
Concise English dictionary
afflicts|afflicted|afflictingə'flɪkt
verb
+cause great unhappiness for; distress
+cause pain or suffering in
+cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
