10 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
adjective causing misery or pain or distress
originEtymology tree Latin afflīgō Latin afflīctō Latin afflictāreder. Middle English afflicten English afflict Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English afflictive From afflict + -ive.
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