afligir
v.
afflict, distress, trouble; ail
afligir
v.
chagrin, distress; oppress; grieve, sadden; fret
afligir
= afflict, ail, desolate.
Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.
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* afligirse = become + distressed, grieve.
* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.