affliger
to afflict, to distress
verb ah-flee-ZHEH Rare
Origin: Latin affligere 'to strike down'
Usage Note
Affliger is formal and literary; everyday French prefers peiner or attrister for milder sadness. It is often used in the passive: être affligé de means 'to be afflicted with' a condition. The adjective affligeant ('appalling, distressing') is more common in modern speech.
Examples
"Cette nouvelle l'a profondément affligé."
Natural Translation
That news deeply distressed him.
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