Both Uses
afflict
in
Gone with the Wind
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- Be kind to the afflicted," said Ellen.†
Chpt 3.25afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- "Dey ain' a soun' set of bowels in de whole Confedrut ahmy," observed Mammy darkly as she sweated over the fire, brewing a bitter concoction of blackberry roots which had been Ellen's sovereign remedy for such afflictions.†
Chpt 3.30 *afflictions = things that cause suffering
Definitions:
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(1)
(afflict) to cause pain, suffering, or trouble -- especially something long-lasting or hard to endure
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)