Related Words for afflict

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trouble
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Verb, Verb
pain
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Verb, Verb, Noun
ail
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Noun, Verb
smite
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Verb, Verb
beset
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Verb
plaguing
/x
Verb
befall
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Verb
infect
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Name
assail
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Verb
affect
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Verb
devastate
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Verb
aggravate
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Verb
infest
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Adjective
pervade
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Verb
oppress
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Verb
predispose
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Verb
afflictions
x/x
Noun
ravage
/x
Noun
inflict
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Verb
perturb
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Verb
typify
/xx
Verb
blight
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Noun, Verb
engulf
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Verb
suffer
/x
Verb
sicken
/x
Verb
arise
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Verb
injure
/x
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
impair
x/
Verb
terrify
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Verb
deprive
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Verb
cripple
/x
Noun
incapacitate
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Verb
paralyze
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Verb
irritate
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Verb
caused
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Verb
ensnare
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Verb
confound
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Verb
annoy
x/
Verb
exacerbate
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Verb
alleviate
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Verb
overtake
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Verb
subdue
x/
Verb
maim
/
Noun
characterize
/xxx
Verb
unsettle
x/x
Verb
vanquish
/x
Verb
annihilate
x/xx
Verb
relieve
x/
Verb
terrorize
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Verb
imperil
x/x
Verb
chastise
x/
Verb
banish
/x
Verb
subjugate
/xx
Verb
abate
x/
Noun
endear
x/
Verb
malady
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Noun
frighten
/x
Verb
besiege
x/
Verb
occur
x/
Verb
disturb
x/
Verb
entangle
x/x
Verb
endure
x/
Verb
ameliorate
x/xx
Verb
punish
/x
Verb
pertain
x/
Verb
alienate
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Verb
empower
x/x
Verb
worsen
/x
Verb
offend
x/
Verb
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
induce
x/
Verb
assuage
x/
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
overwhelm
xx/
Verb
liberate
/xx
Verb
displace
x/
Verb
persist
x/
Verb
miseries
/xx
Noun
persecute
/xx
Verb
impede
x/
Verb
beguile
x/
Verb
encircle
x/x
Verb
encompass
x/x
Verb
elude
x/
Verb
implicate
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Verb
kill
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Verb
sufferers
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Noun
heal
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Verb
slay
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Verb
endanger
x/x
Verb
undermine
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Verb
distresses
x/x
Noun
obliterate
x/xx
Verb
destroy
x/
Verb
displease
x/
Verb
stigmatize
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Verb
conspire
x/x
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
disrupt
x/
Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
contaminate
x/xx
Verb
transcend
x/
Verb
exorcise
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Verb
betray
x/
Verb
confront
x/
Verb
exterminate
x/xx
Verb
stricken
/x
Adjective
outstrip
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Verb
prevail
x/
Verb
preclude
x/
Verb
distract
x/
Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
characterise
xxx/x
Verb
overcome
/xx
Verb
entrap
x/
Verb
provoke
x/
Verb
outlive
x/
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
exalt
x/
Verb
enslave
x/
Verb
torment
/x
Noun
harass
x/
Verb
impinge
x/
Verb
hurt
/
Noun
ache
/
Noun
grieve
/
Noun
torture
/x
Noun
wound
/
Noun
anguish
/x
Noun
accumulating
x/xxx
Verb, Noun
administering
x/xxx
Noun
albert
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Name
allocate
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Verb
armament
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Noun
ascendant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
aspiring
x/x
Adjective, Noun
assemble
x/x
Verb
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
bailiff
/x
Noun
bane
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Noun, Verb
bien
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Noun
boulevards
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Noun
break out
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Phrase, Verb
cardinal
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Noun, Adjective
caroline
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Name, Adjective
chagrin
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
cham
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Name, Verb, Adjective
chamberlain
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Name
chancellor
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Noun
charles
/
Name
commence
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Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
epidemic
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
erupt
x/
Verb
febrile
/x
Adjective
harm
/
Noun, Verb
hit
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
keenly
/x
Adverb
strain
/
Noun, Verb
stress
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Noun, Verb
touch
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Noun, Verb
try
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun