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afflict meaning in Sanskrit

शुष् śuṣ

/əˈflɪkt/

afflict in Sanskrit: शुष् (śuṣ), जुष् (juṣ), तंस् (taṃs). In English, afflict means to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

Sanskrit words for afflict

to afflict, injure, extinguish, destroy
शुष् śuṣ
to afflict
जुष् juṣ
to afflict, be distressed
तंस् taṃs

English meaning of afflict

  1. verb To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  2. verb To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
  3. verb To make low or humble.

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Questions about afflict in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of afflict in Sanskrit?
Afflict in Sanskrit is शुष् (śuṣ), जुष् (juṣ), तंस् (taṃs).
afflict इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Afflict: शुष् (śuṣ), जुष् (juṣ), तंस् (taṃs).
What does afflict mean in English?
Afflict means to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “afflict”: जुष्, तंस्, शुष्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: afflict (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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