afflict

verb

af·flict ə-ˈflikt How to pronounce afflict (audio)

afflicted; afflicting; afflicts

transitive verb

: 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

: trouble, injure

obsolete

: humble

: overthrow

Synonyms

agonize
anguish
bedevil
beset
besiege
curse
excruciate
harrow
persecute
plague
rack
torment
torture

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

The disease afflicts an estimated two million people every year. the South was afflicted by a severe drought

Recent Examples on the Web Morrison’s backstory for Luda is a gothic kaleidoscope of the horrors that can afflict a child who doesn’t fit parental preconceptions.

Noah Bertlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Instead, we are given a few weeks to predict what disease or accident might afflict our family in the calendar year ahead.

Nick Fuller Googins, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 Given all that, perhaps the biggest revelation in her new autobiography, A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman, is that this stellar high achiever was plagued by the same doubts and lack of confidence that afflict the rest of us.

Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 2 July 2022 That pessimism is due to natural decline rates averaging around 10% a year that afflict mature oil fields.

Christopher Helman, Forbes, 2 June 2022 His last article for the magazine was on long Covid, the mysterious set of ailments that afflict some people after Covid-19 infection.

New York Times, 25 May 2022 Nafisi’s dispatches are eloquent essays on literature’s power to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

Chris Vognar, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022 Not all of the disease’s effects are well understood: researchers are still studying how Covid-19 damages the brain and inhibits smell and the mechanism behind the long-term symptoms that afflict about 1 in 5 adult survivors of the disease.

Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Near or above record highs in the mid-90s are projected to afflict the Houston area until Monday.

Dan Carson, Chron, 13 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English afflihten "to excite, become distressed," probably verbal derivative of affliht, aflyght "disturbed, upset," borrowed from Latin afflīctus, past participle of afflīgere "to knock or strike down, ruin, distress severely," from ad- ad- + flīgere "to strike down" — more at profligate entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

单词	afflicting
释义	afflict verb af·flict ə-ˈflikt afflicted; afflicting; afflicts transitive verb 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 curse excruciate harrow persecute plague rack torment torture See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The disease afflicts an estimated two million people every year. the South was afflicted by a severe drought Recent Examples on the Web Morrison’s backstory for Luda is a gothic kaleidoscope of the horrors that can afflict a child who doesn’t fit parental preconceptions. Noah Bertlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Instead, we are given a few weeks to predict what disease or accident might afflict our family in the calendar year ahead. Nick Fuller Googins, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 Given all that, perhaps the biggest revelation in her new autobiography, A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman, is that this stellar high achiever was plagued by the same doubts and lack of confidence that afflict the rest of us. Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 2 July 2022 That pessimism is due to natural decline rates averaging around 10% a year that afflict mature oil fields. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 2 June 2022 His last article for the magazine was on long Covid, the mysterious set of ailments that afflict some people after Covid-19 infection. New York Times, 25 May 2022 Nafisi’s dispatches are eloquent essays on literature’s power to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Chris Vognar, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022 Not all of the disease’s effects are well understood: researchers are still studying how Covid-19 damages the brain and inhibits smell and the mechanism behind the long-term symptoms that afflict about 1 in 5 adult survivors of the disease. Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Near or above record highs in the mid-90s are projected to afflict the Houston area until Monday. Dan Carson, Chron, 13 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English afflihten "to excite, become distressed," probably verbal derivative of affliht, aflyght "disturbed, upset," borrowed from Latin afflīctus, past participle of afflīgere "to knock or strike down, ruin, distress severely," from ad- ad- + flīgere "to strike down" — more at profligate entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition afflict verb af·flict ə-ˈflikt afflicted; afflicting : to cause pain or unhappiness to An unusual illness afflicted the young girl. afflicting 1 of 2 adjective as in painful hard to accept or bear especially emotionally the afflicting sight of so many earthquake victims was too much even for some hardened rescue workers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance painful harsh cruel tormenting terrible grievous severe agonizing horrible torturous excruciating hurtful unacceptable galling harrowing awful bitter unbearable dreadful intolerable dire bad appalling miserable acute heartrending wretched insufferable unendurable vile insupportable ghastly extreme rotten intense piercing nasty unsupportable Antonyms & Near Antonyms gratifying pleasing tolerable bearable endurable sweet survivable acceptable sustainable supportable livable sufferable allowable reasonable liveable See More afflicting 2 of 2 verb present participle of afflict as in plaguing to cause persistent suffering to the South was afflicted by a severe drought he's been afflicted by nightmares ever since the accident Synonyms & Similar Words plaguing persecuting torturing besieging besetting bedeviling tormenting attacking bothering cursing troubling excruciating anguishing agonizing harrowing racking stinging assailing striking aggravating disturbing distressing vexing oppressing pursuing irritating annoying overwhelming harassing hurting worrying exasperating irking dogging victimizing harrying hounding upsetting bugging discomforting disquieting perturbing badgering pestering nettling trying molesting agitating galling riling grieving riding stressing tyrannizing smiting griping stabbing chafing overpowering grating piquing crushing smarting straining pricking peeving flustering rasping getting putting out paining wringing discomposing hagriding panging martyring Antonyms & Near Antonyms aiding helping assisting relieving abetting delivering comforting releasing consoling contenting quieting soothing succoring solacing reprieving See More
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afflict

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