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Bookmark or Share- AFFLICT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comverb (used with object) to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with migraine headaches. Synonyms: plague, torment, harass, vex. Obsolete. to overthrow; defeat. to humble. afflict. / əˈflɪkt / verb. tr to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly. Discover More. Derived Forms.
- AFFLICTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryverb [ T ] 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.
- AFFLICT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionaryverb. 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]
- AFFLICT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto make someone or something suffer physically or mentally: He was afflicted with severe asthma. affliction.
- Afflict Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. 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.
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