Afflict
verb — past tense: afflicted ; past participle: afflicted ; present participle: afflicting ;
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- ~ somebody / something (with something) (give pain or grief, cause great pain, make) ធ្វើឲ្យមានទុក្ខព្រួយ, ធ្វើឲ្យមានទុក្ខវេទនា, ធ្វើឲ្យឈឺចាប់
Example: A swarm of locusts afflicted the farmyard.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: afflicted ; past participle: afflicted ; present participle: afflicting ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To make low or humble.
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- burden, encumber, load, oppress, overload, tax, trouble, weigh
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- alleviate, console, ease, lighten, mitigate
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- Afflicted