afflict
/ə'flɪkt/
verb
7 letters2 syllables15 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Cause physical pain or suffering in.
“afflict with the plague”
2
Cause great unhappiness for; distress.
“she was afflicted by the death of her parents”
WORD FORMS
Related formaffliction
Related formafflictive
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withA … T
Syllablesaf · flict
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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