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afflict
af·flict A0122800 (ə-flĭkt′)tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To cause grievous physical or mental suffering to.
[Middle English afflighten, from afflight, disturbed, frightened, from Latin afflīctum, past participle of afflīgere, to cast down : ad-, ad- + flīgere, to strike.]
af·flict′er n.af·flic′tive adj.af·flic′tive·ly adv.Synonyms: afflict, agonize, rack1, torment, torture
These verbs mean to bring great harm or suffering to someone: afflicted with severe arthritis; agonized to see her suffering; racked with guilt; tormented by migraine headaches; tortured by painful memories.afflict (əˈflɪkt) vb (tr) to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly[C14: from Latin afflictus, past participle of afflīgere to knock against, from flīgere to knock, to strike] afˈflictive adjaf•flict (əˈflɪkt)
v.t. 1. to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis. 2. Obs. a. to overthrow; defeat. b. to humble. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin afflīctus, past participle of afflīgere to knock down, destroy, distress =af- af- + flīgere to strike down] af•flict′ed•ness, n. af•flict′er, n. afflict
Past participle: afflicted
Gerund: afflicting
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| I afflict | | you afflict | | he/she/it afflicts | | we afflict | | you afflict | | they afflict |
| Preterite |
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| I afflicted | | you afflicted | | he/she/it afflicted | | we afflicted | | you afflicted | | they afflicted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am afflicting | | you are afflicting | | he/she/it is afflicting | | we are afflicting | | you are afflicting | | they are afflicting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have afflicted | | you have afflicted | | he/she/it has afflicted | | we have afflicted | | you have afflicted | | they have afflicted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was afflicting | | you were afflicting | | he/she/it was afflicting | | we were afflicting | | you were afflicting | | they were afflicting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had afflicted | | you had afflicted | | he/she/it had afflicted | | we had afflicted | | you had afflicted | | they had afflicted |
| Future |
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| I will afflict | | you will afflict | | he/she/it will afflict | | we will afflict | | you will afflict | | they will afflict |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have afflicted | | you will have afflicted | | he/she/it will have afflicted | | we will have afflicted | | you will have afflicted | | they will have afflicted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be afflicting | | you will be afflicting | | he/she/it will be afflicting | | we will be afflicting | | you will be afflicting | | they will be afflicting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been afflicting | | you have been afflicting | | he/she/it has been afflicting | | we have been afflicting | | you have been afflicting | | they have been afflicting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been afflicting | | you will have been afflicting | | he/she/it will have been afflicting | | we will have been afflicting | | you will have been afflicting | | they will have been afflicting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been afflicting | | you had been afflicting | | he/she/it had been afflicting | | we had been afflicting | | you had been afflicting | | they had been afflicting |
| Conditional |
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| I would afflict | | you would afflict | | he/she/it would afflict | | we would afflict | | you would afflict | | they would afflict |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have afflicted | | you would have afflicted | | he/she/it would have afflicted | | we would have afflicted | | you would have afflicted | | they would have afflicted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composureaggrieve, grieve - cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"tribulate - oppress or trouble greatlystrain, stress, try - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" | | 2. | afflict - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"smitedamage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"blight, plague - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" |
afflictverb torment, trouble, pain, hurt, wound, burden, distress, rack, try, plague, grieve, harass, ail, oppress, beset, smite There are four main problems that afflict these people.afflictverbTo bring great harm or suffering to:agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture.Translationsafflict (əˈflikt) verb to give pain or distress to (a person etc). She is continually afflicted by/with headaches. 造成某人痛苦或苦惱 使苦恼afˈfliction (-ʃən) nounHer deafness is a great affliction to her. 痛苦，苦惱 痛苦的事，苦恼 afflict
afflict (one) with (someone or something)1. To cause one to contract an ailment or disease. A person's name or pronoun can appear before "with." My classroom has been almost empty all week because one kid afflicted the others with chicken pox. When you have a child in preschool, you'll be afflicted with every illness.2. To cause another person hardship or difficulty. When used in this sense, a noun or pronoun typically does not appear between "afflict" and "with." Once I finally recovered from my illness, I was afflicted with medical bills.3. To force someone to spend time with an irritating person. A person's name or pronoun typically appears before "with." Please don't afflict me with your obnoxious brother this evening.See also: afflictafflict someone with someoneto burden someone with an annoying person. I was foolish enough to afflict myself with my young cousin for the weekend.See also: afflictafflict someone with something 1. Lit. to cause someone to suffer from a disease or disability. The virus has afflicted everyone in the valley. 2. Fig. to burden someone with trouble. We were afflicted with all the worry that comes with raising a teenager.See also: afflictEncyclopediaSeeAfflictionafflict
Synonyms for afflictverb tormentSynonyms- torment
- trouble
- pain
- hurt
- wound
- burden
- distress
- rack
- try
- plague
- grieve
- harass
- ail
- oppress
- beset
- smite
Synonyms for afflictverb to bring great harm or suffering toSynonyms- agonize
- anguish
- curse
- excruciate
- plague
- rack
- scourge
- smite
- strike
- torment
- torture
Synonyms for afflictverb cause great unhappiness forRelated Words- discomfit
- discompose
- untune
- upset
- disconcert
- aggrieve
- grieve
- tribulate
- strain
- stress
- try
verb cause physical pain or suffering inSynonymsRelated Words |