afflict
verb [ T ] uk/əˈflɪkt/ us/əˈflɪkt/
使痛苦;使苦恼;折磨
If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it.
It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. 患这种疾病的女性多于男性。
a country afflicted by civil war 饱受内战蹂躏的国家