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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"
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The meaning of AFFLICTED is grievously affected or troubled (as by a disease) : mentally or physically impaired. How to use afflicted in a sentence.
AFFLICTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of afflict 2. If a problem or illness afflicts a person or…. Learn more.
to make someone or something suffer physically or mentally: He was afflicted with severe asthma. affliction.
The meaning of AFFLICT is to cause pain or suffering to : to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish. How to use afflict in a sentence.
Afflicted means "impaired" or "stricken" and usually refers to a person who is mentally or physically unfit, or has been grievously affected by 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.
Afflict definition: to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously. See examples of AFFLICT used in a sentence.
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.
Afflicted definition: greatly distressed or troubled by bodily or mental pain. See examples of AFFLICTED used in a sentence.
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]
