afflicts is a form of:

Squander



noun
1.
(1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. 2. Obso-lete. To scatter) ការចាយ វាយខ្ជះខ្ជាយ
verbpast 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.
verbpast 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
1.
To scatter, to disperse