a 1 f 4 f 4 l 1 i 1 c 3 t 1
7 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb cause great unhappiness for; distress
verb cause physical pain or suffering in
originFrom Middle English afflicten (attested in past participle afflicte), from Latin afflīctō (“to damage, harass, torment”), from ad- + flīctus, past participle of afflīgō (“strike, beat”), from ad- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence af-).
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