All 4 Uses
afflict
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Oedipus King of Thebes (translated by: Murray)
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- One new as our new-come affliction, Or an old toil returned with the years?†
Chpt Play *affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
- Verily, If thou art he whom this man telleth of, To sore affliction thou art born.†
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- Behold affliction, yea, afflictions twain From man and woman broken, now made one In downfall.†
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- Behold affliction, yea, afflictions twain From man and woman broken, now made one In downfall.†
Chpt Playafflictions = 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)