Both Uses of
afflict
in
Dune
- The melancholy degeneration of the Great Houses has afflicted me at last, perhaps.†
Book 1 *
- Liet-Kynes had only to watch and nudge and spy upon the Harkonnens …. until the day his planet was afflicted by a Hero.†
Book A1 -
Definition:
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(afflict) cause suffering -- such as illness, pain, or unhappiness