to experience problems, punishment, or harm because you do not obey a rule or disagree with a powerful organization, group, or person

He was 15 when he first ran afoul of the law. 他在15岁时第一次触犯法律。

At one point Seeger fell afoul of the US government for his anti-war actions. 西格一度因他的反战行动触怒了美国政府。