Definition

verb. To bring or cause pain and suffering

Example Sentence

The flu afflicts many people every year.

Synonyms

ail; distress; pain; plague

Antonyms

comfort

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afflicts
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Rhymes

  • picts
  • richts

  • addicts
  • afflicts
  • conflicts
  • convict's
  • convicts
  • depicts
  • evicts
  • inflicts
  • predicts
  • restricts

  • contradicts