Vocabulary
Afflict
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely.
Urdu meaning
دکھی ہونا، تکلیف میں ڈالنا، ایذا پہنچانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- RELIGIONS, particularly Islam, are supposed to address the ethical ills that afflict mankind.
- Perhaps the reason for this is that the state has preferred cosmetic efforts over substantive steps to address the poverty and deprivation that afflict Balochistan.
- Perhaps the reason for this is that the state has preferred cosmetic efforts over substantive steps to address the poverty and deprivation that afflict Balochistan.
- Which means we are now on our own to carry the weight of our debt burden and sort the myriad dysfunctions that afflict our economy.
Synonyms
trouble, bother, burden, distress, cause trouble to, cause suffering to, beset, harass.
Curator example
“his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease”
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