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afflict

[uh-flikt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously.

    to be afflicted with migraine headaches.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. Obsolete.

    1. to overthrow; defeat.

    2. to humble.



afflict

/ əˈڱɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • afflicter noun
  • overafflict verb (used with object)
  • preafflict verb (used with object)
  • self-afflicting adjective
  • unafflicting adjective
  • ˈڱپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of afflict1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English afflicten, from Latin ڴڱīٳܲ “distressed,” past participle of ڴڱī “to cast down” ( af- af- + ڱī- “knock” + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English aflight, from Middle French aflit, from Latin; inflict
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of afflict1

C14: from Latin afflictus, past participle of ڴڱī to knock against, from ڱī to knock, to strike
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I wish you, and all of us afflicted with this condition, the willingness and determination to move forward and to use the power of sport and exercise to combat this devastating disease.

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It’s harder to smile when afflicted with the trademark Parkinson’s masked face.

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The sources of modern art, according to social critic Max Nordau, were decadent, corrupted societies whose artists, afflicted with “degeneration” as a form of mental illness, could only produce work reflecting their degenerate selves.

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The pattern is a sort of repetition compulsion, afflicting Democratic movers and shakers along with the party as an institution.

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Upon taking office in January, Trump complained in an executive order that U.S. armed forces had been “recently afflicted with a radical gender ideology.”

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