Verbs for Misfortune

—afflicts; —assails; —befalls; —blasts; —burdens; —distresses; —gnaws; —harrows; —heckles; —nips; —outstrips; —overtakes; —sleeps; —sours; bear—; beset by—; bow beneath—; endure —; lament—; plunge into—; remedy—; rise above—; shake off—; sob—; suffer—; tri¬umph over—.