To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.
To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.