All 5 Uses of
afflict
in
Brave New World
- The malice and bad tempers from which other people had to take holidays never afflicted him.†
p. 60..5 *
- He felt strong enough to meet and overcome affliction, strong enough to face even Iceland.†
p. 98..8
- Often in the past he had wondered what it would be like to be subjected (soma-less and with nothing but his own inward resources to rely on) to some great trial, some pain, some persecution; he had even longed for affliction.†
p. 104..1
- One gramme, she decided, would not be enough; hers had been more than a one-gramme affliction.†
p. 171..9
- For the sake of the labourers; it would be sheer cruelty to afflict them with excessive leisure.†
p. 224..8
Definition:
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(afflict) cause suffering -- such as illness, pain, or unhappiness