how to pronounce afflict

/əfˈlɪkt/

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afflict is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of afflict in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… afflicted and afflict the comfortable …”

meanings of afflict

verb:

To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
To make low or humble.

afflict frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word afflict occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics afflict can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that afflict can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;