Afflict and Smart

Afflict

Afflict verb - To cause persistent suffering to.
Usage example: he's been afflicted by nightmares ever since the accident

Smart and afflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smart" instead a verb "Afflict".

Nearby Words: affliction, afflictive, afflicting

Smart

Smart verb - To feel or cause physical pain.
Usage example: the injection only smarted for a moment

Afflict and smart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflict" instead a verb "Smart".

Nearby Words: smarten, smartness, smartly

Common collocations

status afflict status smart status
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