Both Uses of
afflict
in
Frankenstein
- This, to my mother, was more than a duty; it was a necessity, a passion—remembering what she had suffered, and how she had been relieved—for her to act in her turn the guardian angel to the afflicted.†
Chpt 1
- "Your affectionate and afflicted father, "Alphonse Frankenstein.†
Chpt 7 *
Definition:
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(afflict) cause suffering -- such as illness, pain, or unhappiness