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afligir.

to harm (cause damage)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.fliˈʒi(ʁ)/Brazil[a.fliˈʒi(h)]Brazil/a.fliˈʒi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.fliˈʒi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to harm (cause damage)

  2. afflict (to cause pain to)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-der. Latin flīgō Latin afflīgerelbor. Portuguese afligir Learned borrowing from Latin afflīgere.

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