All 7 Uses of
afflict
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- In the evening, when we were alone like that, Uncle Willie didn't stutter or shake or give any indication that he had an "affliction."†
p. 16.9affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
- Then she bent down and touched me as mothers of the church "lay hands on the sick and afflicted" and I quieted.†
p. 33.2afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- Because of the lurid tales we read and our vivid imaginations and, probably, memories of our brief but hectic lives, Bailey and I were afflicted—he physically and I mentally.†
p. 72.3
- In the first weeks my family accepted my behavior as a post-rape, post-hospital affliction.†
p. 87.9affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
- Southern Negroes used that term to mean sensitive and tended to look upon a person with that affliction as being a little sick or in delicate health.†
p. 92.9
- Build us up where we're torn down ...Bless the sick and the afflicted ...†
p. 125.5afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- I slept with Grandmother Baxter, who was afflicted with chronic bronchitis and smoked heavily.
p. 204.8 *afflicted = stricken (suffered from)
Definition:
to cause pain, suffering, or trouble -- especially something long-lasting or hard to endure