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af•flict



Pronunciation: (u-flikt'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
2. Obs.
a. to overthrow; defeat.
b. to humble.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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