Afflict Synonyms and Antonyms

Afflict Sentence Examples

• There are a variety of health issues that afflict English Bulldogs.

• Impetigo is a skin infection that tends primarily to afflict children.

• Acne can afflict any part of the skin but is usually concentrated on the face, neck, shoulders, arms, and back.

• He attributes all the evils that afflict society to the pressure of competition, whereby the weaker are driven to the wall.

• The Day of Atonement is the only fast provided in the Law; it is only on this occasion that (a) the Jews are required to " afflict their souls," (b) the High Priest enters the Holy of Holies, (c) the High Priest offers incense before the mercy seat and sprinkles it with blood, and (d) the scapegoat or Azazel is sent away into the wilderness, bearing upon him all the iniquities of the people.