afflicted
Use Afflicted in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
2.
Obsolete.
a.
to overthrow; defeat.
b.
to humble.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English afflicten < Latin afflīctus distressed, past participle of afflīgere to cast down (af- af- + flīg- knock + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English aflight < Middle French aflit < L. See inflict
1350–1400; Middle English afflicten < Latin afflīctus distressed, past participle of afflīgere to cast down (af- af- + flīg- knock + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English aflight < Middle French aflit < L. See inflict
Related forms
af·flict·ed·ness, noun
af·flict·er, noun
o·ver·af·flict, verb (used with object)
pre·af·flict, verb (used with object)
self-af·flict·ing, adjective
un·af·flict·ed, adjective
un·af·flict·ed·ly, adverb
un·af·flict·ed·ness, noun
un·af·flict·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. vex, harass, torment, plague.
1. vex, harass, torment, plague.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly | |
| [C14: from Latin afflictus, past participle of afflīgere to knock against, from flīgere to knock, to strike] | |
| af'flictive | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
afflict
late 14c., "to cast down," from O.Fr. afflicter, from L. afflictare "to damage, harass, torment," freq. of affligere (pp. afflictus) "to dash down, overthrow," from ad- "to" + fligere (pp. flictus) "to strike," from PIE base *bhlig- "to strike" (cf. Gk. phlibein "to press, crush," Czech blizna "scar,"
Welsh blif "catapult"). Transf. meaning of "trouble, distress," is first recorded 1530s.
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Example sentences
The afflicted were offered small stipends to confine themselves to the containment center, preventing further contamination.
Most are either afflicted with illness, taking care of someone else who's ill, or grieving for someone already gone.
All were afflicted, but durst not oppose his desire.
As countries become more industrialized, the percentage of population afflicted tends to grow higher.
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