All 6 Uses
afflict
in
A Good Man is Hard to Find AND OTHER STORIES
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- "Lord," the preacher said, "we pray for somebody in affliction who isn't here to testify.†
Story 2.affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
- Cure the afflicted woman with the hangover!" and began to beat his knee with his fist.†
Story 2.afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- "Of your affliction," Mrs. Connin said icily.†
Story 2. *affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
- "Go on, go on," he said, "I want to hear more about her affliction.†
Story 2.
- Mr. Shiftlet stopped just inside the yard and set his box on the ground and tipped his hat at her as if she were not in the least afflicted; then he turned toward the old woman and swung the hat all the way off.†
Story 3.afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- Mrs. McIntyre hardly noticed that she had no help left for she came down with a nervous affliction and had to go to the hospital.†
Story 10.affliction = something that causes ongoing 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)