affliger

afliʒe

affligea, affligeai, affligeaient

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Definition of affliger - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

tristessecauser une grande tristesse ou douleur morale à quelqu'un

Cette nouvelle va l'affliger profondément.

attrister

chagriner

calamitéscauser des malheurs ou catastrophes à un pays

La guerre afflige cette région depuis des années.

accabler

frapper

mortification

Dated

faire souffrir son propre corps par mortification

Dated

Le moine s'afflige le corps par des jeûnes sévères.

macérer

mortifier

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Origin of affliger

latin, affligere (abattre)

Terms with affliger included in their meaning

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chagrin

s'affliger profondément, se consumer de chagrin ou d'inquiétude

frapper

malheur

affliger par un grand malheur ou une calamité

macérer

religion

affliger son corps par des austérités pour des raisons religieuses

contrister

affliger

causer une grande tristesse ou une profonde affliction

Examples of affliger in a sentence

Les mauvaises nouvelles affligent toute la famille.
Des catastrophes naturelles affligent souvent ce pays.
La sécheresse afflige la population locale chaque année.
Il s'afflige en marchant pieds nus sur des pierres.
Certains mystiques s'affligent par des privations extrêmes.

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English:afflict, plague, ...
German:betrüben, heimsuchen, ...
Italian:affliggere, colpire duramente, ...
Spanish:afligir, afectar, ...
Portuguese:afligir, flagelar, ...
Chinese:使...痛苦, 使...遭受灾难, ...
Japanese:苦しめる, 災いをもたらす, ...
Arabic:أحزن, أصاب بالمصائب, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲצִיב, לִפְגוֹעַ בְּ, ...
Russian:огорчать, обрушивать бедствия, ...
Ukrainian:засмучувати, спустошувати, ...
Catalan:afligir, assolar, ...
Danish:bedrøve, hærge, ...
Dutch:verdriet doen, teisteren, ...
Greek:θλίβω, πλήττω, ...
Hungarian:elszomorítani, sújtani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យព្រួយចិត្ត, ធ្វើឱ្យរងទុក្ខវេទនា, ...
Korean:괴롭히다, 재난을 일으키다, ...
Polish:zasmucić, nawiedzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):afligir, assolar, ...
Romanian:a întrista, a afecta grav o țară, ...
Swedish:bedröva, hemsöka, ...
Thai:ทำให้เศร้าใจ, สร้างความทุกข์, ...
Turkish:üzmek, felaket getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm ai đó đau buồn, gây tai họa, ...

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