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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of afflicts in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of afflicts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of afflicts in a Sentence

  1. Finley Peter Dunne:

    Th' newspaper does ivrything f'r us. It runs th' polis foorce an' th' banks, commands th' milishy, controls th'ligislachure, baptizes th' young, marries th' foolish, comforts th' afflicted, afflicts th' comfortable, buries th' dead an' roasts thim aftherward.

  2. Henry Louis Mencken:

    But any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood, and that is what happened to Jesus.

  3. Marcus Aurelius:

    Remind yourself that it is not the future or what has passed that afflicts you, but always the present.

  4. H.L. Mencken:

    Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.

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  • बुरा असरHindi
  • துன்புறுத்துவதற்குTamil
  • مصائبUrdu

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