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Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction..

Afflict :: Afflict (v. t.) To make low or humble.

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.

Sore :: Sore (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity..

Buffeting :: Buffeting (n.) A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity..

Sore :: Sore (a.) Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.

Asylum :: Asylum (n.) An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum..

Pressure :: Pressure (n.) Affliction; distress; grievance.

Afflictively :: Afflictively (adv.) In an afflictive manner.

Persecute :: Persecute (v. t.) To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship..

Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts..

Scourge :: Scourge (n.) To harass or afflict severely.

Painful :: Painful (a.) Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing..

Night :: Night (n.) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of sorrow..

Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc..

Cretin :: Cretin (n.) One afflicted with cretinism.

Severe :: Severe (superl.) Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold..

Attempt :: Attempt (v. t.) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt..

Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.

Sorely :: Sorely (adv.) In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted..

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