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- DictionaryAf·flict/əˈflik(t)/
verb
- 1. (of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble: "his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease"
Afflict definition: to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously. See examples of AFFLICT used in a sentence.
to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way. afflict somebody/something Severe drought has afflicted the region. Aid will be sent to the afflicted areas. be afflicted with something About 40 per cent of the country's population is afflicted with the disease.
To afflict is to cause suffering, pain, or misery. It’s often associated with medical conditions. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is most likely to afflict someone who spends many hours every day typing on our computers.
1. afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents". discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure. aggrieve, grieve - cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother". tribulate - oppress or trouble greatly.
3 days ago · verb. If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer . [formal] The organization has been afflicted by political corruption for decades. [be V-ed + by/with] There are two main problems which afflict people with hearing impairments. [VERB noun]
verb [ T ] formal uk / əˈflɪkt / us. Add to word list. If an illness or problem afflicts you, it makes you suffer: [ often passive ] a country afflicted by civil war. It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. affliction. noun [ C, U ] uk / əˈflɪkʃ ə n / us. something that makes you suffer.
5 days ago · (əflɪkt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense afflicts, present participle afflicting, past tense, past participle afflicted. transitive verb. If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer. [formal] The organization has been afflicted by political corruption for decades.
