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Afflicted is the past tense and past participle of afflict, which means to cause someone or something to suffer from a problem or illness. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word afflicted, which means grievously affected or troubled by a disease or condition. See how to use afflicted in a sentence and related phrases and entries.
Rather than masking the problems that afflicted her business, she paraded them in full view of her customers. From the Cambridge English Corpus My criticisms stem from the lack of a fully genetical perspective - a problem that afflicts most studies of hybrid zones.
Afflicted definition: greatly distressed or troubled by bodily or mental pain. See examples of AFFLICTED used in a sentence.
Afflict means to make someone or something suffer physically or mentally. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb afflict, which means to cause pain or suffering to someone or something. See examples of afflict in sentences and its etymology and history.
Origin of afflict 1. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English afflicten, from Latin afflīctus “distressed,” past participle of afflīgere “to cast down” ( af- af- + flīg- “knock” + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English aflight, from Middle French aflit, from Latin; inflict.
