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afflict with

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afflict someone with someone
to burden someone with an annoying person. I was foolish enough to afflict myself with my young cousin for the weekend.

afflict someone with something 

1. Lit. to cause someone to suffer from a disease or disability. The virus has afflicted everyone in the valley.
2. Fig. to burden someone with trouble. We were afflicted with all the worry that comes with raising a teenager.


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