Afflicted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause great unhappiness for; distress

cause physical pain or suffering in

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɔːɹˈɪmᵻɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈabməθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈabməθ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌælɔːɹˈɪmᵻɾɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stricken afflict impaired 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”
adjective	grievously affected especially by disease
adjective	mentally or physically unfit

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

befallen

großes Unglück verursachen; Not

🇫🇷French

affligé

causer un grand malheur pour ; détresse

🇪🇸Spanish

afligido

causar gran infelicidad a; angustia

🇮🇹Italian

afflitto

causare grande infelicità per; angoscia

🇳🇱Dutch

getroffen

groot ongeluk veroorzaken voor; angst

🇵🇹Portuguese

afligido

causar grande infelicidade para; sofrimento

🇷🇺Russian

пораженный

причинить большое несчастье; бедствие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीड़ित

के लिए महान दुःख का कारण बनता है; तनाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পীড়িত

জন্য মহান অসুখ কারণ; কষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதிக்கப்பட்ட

பெரும் சோகத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது; துன்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాధపడ్డాడు

కోసం గొప్ప అసంతృప్తి కారణం; బాధ

🇮🇳Marathi

पीडित

साठी मोठ्या दुःखाचे कारण; त्रास

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીડિત

માટે મહાન દુ: ખી કારણ; તકલીફ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೀಡಿತ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಸಂತೋಷವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ; ಸಂಕಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പീഡിതനായി

വലിയ അസന്തുഷ്ടി ഉണ്ടാക്കുക; ദുരിതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਖੀ

ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਤਕਲੀਫ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

مصیبت زدہ

کے لیے بڑی ناخوشی کا سبب بننا؛ تکلیف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受苦的

造成极大的不幸；苦恼

🇯🇵Japanese

苦しんでいる

～に大きな不幸を引き起こす。苦痛

🇰🇷Korean

괴로움

큰 불행을 초래하다; 고통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đau khổ

gây ra sự bất hạnh lớn cho; đau khổ

🇹🇭Thai

ทุกข์ทรมาน

ก่อให้เกิดความทุกข์อันใหญ่หลวงแก่; ความทุกข์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menderita

menyebabkan ketidakbahagiaan yang besar bagi; kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

naghihirap

maging sanhi ng malaking kalungkutan para sa; pagkabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

ditimpa musibah

menyebabkan ketidakbahagiaan yang besar untuk; kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المنكوبة

تسبب تعاسة كبيرة ل؛ محنة

🇮🇷Persian

مصیبت زده

باعث ناراحتی بزرگ برای؛ پریشانی

🇹🇷Turkish

acı çeken

için büyük mutsuzluklara neden olur; sıkıntı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוּנֶה

לגרום לאומללות גדולה עבור; מְצוּקָה

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The primary meaning of 'afflicted' is 'cause great unhappiness for; distress'.

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Using 'afflicted' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'afflicted' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'afflicted' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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