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afflicted

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈflɪktɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 F L IH1 K T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of afflict

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

mentally or physically unfit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impaired

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

grievously affected especially by disease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stricken

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: afliktita — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • French: accablé — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • German: leidend — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • Greek: κατάκοπος (katákopos) — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • Hindi: त्रस्त (trast) — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • Hindi: पीड़ित (pīṛit) — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • Hindi: संतप्त (santapt) — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • Spanish: aquejado — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • Spanish: atribulado — suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
Real reading context

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