afflicted

af·flict·ed
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/əˈflɪktɪd/

adjective

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

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of afflict
adjectiveafflicted (comparative more afflicted, superlative most afflicted)

comparative more afflicted · superlative most afflicted

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivegrievously affected especially by disease

adjectivementally or physically unfit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Esperanto afliktita
  • afliktitasuffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
French accablé
  • accablésuffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
German leidend
  • leidendsuffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
Greek κατάκοπος
  • κατάκοπος (katákopos)suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
Hindi त्रस्त, पीड़ित
  • त्रस्त (trast)suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • पीड़ित (pīṛit)suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • संतप्त (santapt)suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
Spanish aquejado, afligido
  • aquejadosuffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
  • afligidosuffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afflicted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afflicted.

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