afflicts is a form of:
Squander
noun
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- (1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. 2. Obso-lete. To scatter) ការចាយ វាយខ្ជះខ្ជាយ
verb — past tense: squandered ; past participle: squandered ; present participle: squandering ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ something (off) (to spend wastefully) ចាយវាយខ្ជះខ្ជាយ, ប្រើប្រាស់ឥតគិត (ខ្ជះខ្ជាយ), មិនចេះប្រើ (ខ្ជះខ្ជាយ)
Example: He's squandered all his savings on drink.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The act of squandering; waste.
verb — past tense: squandered ; past participle: squandered ; present participle: squandering ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To spend lavishly; to be wasteful.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To wander at random; to scatter.
- 1.
- dissipate, lavish, misuse, waste, wear out
- 1.
- accumulate, economize, preserve, save
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- To scatter, to disperse