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afflict

How many syllables in afflict?

  2 syllables

Divide afflict into syllables:   af-flict
Stressed syllable in afflict:   af-flict
How to pronounce afflict:   uh-flikt
How to say afflict:

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Synonyms for afflict


1 syllable
  • ail
  • dog
  • hit
  • blight
  • grieve
  • scourge
2 syllables
  • aggrieve
  • distress
  • upset
  • bother
  • trouble
  • worry
3 syllables
  • cause problems
4 syllables
  • badly affect
    5 syllables
    • make miserable
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      What rhymes with afflict

      1 syllable
      • clicked
      • licht
      • nicked
      • Pict
      • slicked
      • ticked
      • kicked
      • licked
      • picked
      • pricked
      • strict
      2 syllables
      • addict
      • constrict
      • delict
      • district
      • evict
      • inflict
      • predict
      • ticken
      • verdict
      3 syllables
        4 syllables
        5 syllables
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