afflicts

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-flikt ]

Definition:

v. To bring or cause pain and suffering

Sentence:

The flu afflicts many people every year.

More example sentences:

The flu afflicts many people every year.

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Synonyms:

ail; distress; pain; plague

Antonyms:

comfort

How many syllables in afflicts?

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Afflicts rhymes:

One Syllable Rhymes
- picts
- richts
Two Syllable Rhymes
- addicts
- conflicts
- convict's
- convicts
- depicts
- evicts
- inflicts
- predicts
- restricts
Three Syllable Rhymes
- contradicts

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