vverb.emotioncause great unhappiness for; distressExamples:- she was afflicted by the death of her parents
Derivationally Related Form:afflictionafflictive
Hypernyms:discomfit discompose disconcert untune upset
Inherited Hypernyms:afflictupsetarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:aggrievegrievestrainstresstribulatetry
Full Troponyms:grieveracktribulatetry
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: afflict)
vverb.changecause physical pain or suffering inSynset:afflict smite
Derivationally Related Form:afflictionafflictive
Hypernyms:damage
Inherited Hypernyms:afflictdamagechange
Direct Hyponyms:blightplaguevisit
Full Troponyms:blightvisit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allgrievously affected especially by diseaseSynset:stricken
Antonyms:well
Inherited Hypernyms:afflicted
Similar to:ill sick
adj satadj.allmentally or physically unfitSynset:impaired
Antonyms:fit
Inherited Hypernyms:afflicted
Similar to:unfit