Afflict — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause great unhappiness for; distress

cause physical pain or suffering in

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæləɹaɪdʒˈɛnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈabɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈabɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæləɹaɪdʒˈɛnɪk/.

Examples

she was afflicted by the death of her parents
afflict with the plague

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smite

Parts of Speech

verb	cause great unhappiness for; distress “she was afflicted by the death of her parents”
verb	cause physical pain or suffering in “afflict with the plague”

Word Forms

afflictive	adjective	causing misery or pain or distress
affliction	noun	a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschweren

großes Unglück verursachen; Not

🇫🇷French

affliger

causer un grand malheur pour ; détresse

🇪🇸Spanish

afligir

causar gran infelicidad a; angustia

🇮🇹Italian

affliggere

causare grande infelicità per; angoscia

🇳🇱Dutch

kwellen

groot ongeluk veroorzaken voor; angst

🇵🇹Portuguese

afligir

causar grande infelicidade para; sofrimento

🇷🇺Russian

огорчать

причинить большое несчастье; бедствие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीड़ा देना

के लिए महान दुःख का कारण बनता है; तनाव

🇧🇩Bengali

কষ্ট

জন্য মহান অসুখ কারণ; কষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

துன்புறுத்துகின்றன

பெரும் சோகத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது; துன்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాధించు

కోసం గొప్ప అసంతృప్తి కారణం; బాధ

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रास देणे

साठी मोठ्या दुःखाचे कारण; त्रास

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીડિત

માટે મહાન દુ: ખી કારણ; તકલીફ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಧಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಸಂತೋಷವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ; ಸಂಕಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പീഡിപ്പിക്കുക

വലിയ അസന്തുഷ്ടി ഉണ്ടാക്കുക; ദുരിതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁੱਖ

ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਤਕਲੀਫ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

مصیبت

کے لیے بڑی ناخوشی کا سبب بننا؛ تکلیف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

折磨

造成极大的不幸；苦恼

🇯🇵Japanese

苦しめる

～に大きな不幸を引き起こす。苦痛

🇰🇷Korean

괴롭히다

큰 불행을 초래하다; 고통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đau khổ

gây ra sự bất hạnh lớn cho; đau khổ

🇹🇭Thai

ทุกข์ทรมาน

ก่อให้เกิดความทุกข์อันใหญ่หลวงแก่; ความทุกข์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menimpa

menyebabkan ketidakbahagiaan yang besar bagi; kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

pahirapan

maging sanhi ng malaking kalungkutan para sa; pagkabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

menyusahkan

menyebabkan ketidakbahagiaan yang besar untuk; kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصيب

تسبب تعاسة كبيرة ل؛ محنة

🇮🇷Persian

مبتلا شدن

باعث ناراحتی بزرگ برای؛ پریشانی

🇹🇷Turkish

acı çekmek

için büyük mutsuzluklara neden olur; sıkıntı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְיַסֵר

לגרום לאומללות גדולה עבור; מְצוּקָה

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