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1. a. : to cause pain or suffering to : to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish. people afflicted with arthritis. a region afflicted by hunger and poverty. b. : trouble, injure. 2. obsolete. a. : humble. b. : overthrow. Synonyms. agonize. anguish. bedevil. beset. besiege.
Afflicted definition: greatly distressed or troubled by bodily or mental pain. See examples of AFFLICTED used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / əˈflɪkt / uk / əˈflɪkt / Add to word list. If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they or it suffer from it: It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. a country afflicted by civil war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experiencing and suffering. (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom. affliction.
verb [ T ] uk / əˈflɪkt / us / əˈflɪkt / If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they or it suffer from it: It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. a country afflicted by civil war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experiencing and suffering. (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom. affliction.
verb [ T ] uk / əˈflɪkt / us / əˈflɪkt / Add to word list. If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they or it suffer from it: It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. a country afflicted by civil war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experiencing and suffering. (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom. affliction.
verb (used with object) to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with migraine headaches. Synonyms: plague, torment, harass, vex. Obsolete. to overthrow; defeat. to humble. afflict. / əˈflɪkt / verb. tr to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly. Discover More. Derived Forms.
1. : a cause of persistent pain or distress. a mysterious affliction. 2. : great suffering. felt empathy with their affliction. 3. : the state of being afflicted by something that causes suffering. her affliction with polio. Synonyms. agony. anguish. distress. excruciation. hurt. misery. pain. rack. strait (s) torment. torture. travail.
