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Definitions for Afflicting
[1] to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
[2] Obsolete . to overthrow; defeat. to humble.
[3] deeply distressing; painful
[4] (tr) to cause suffering or unhappiness to; distress greatly
Words related to Afflicting
afflictannoy, torture, bother, wound, oppress, beset, torment, burden, plague, rack, crucify, smite, pester, pain, distress, agonize, lacerate, grieve, vex, try
Words nearby Afflicting
afflictaffix, affixation, affixture, afflated, afflatus, afflict, afflicting, affliction, afflictive, affluence, affluency
Origin of Afflicting
1350–1400; Middle English afflicten < Latin afflīctus distressed, past participle of afflīgere to cast down (af- af- + flīg- knock + -tus past participle suffix); replacing Middle English aflight < Middle French aflit < L. See inflict
Words that may be confused with Afflicting
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, afflictafflict, infect, inflict
Other words from Afflicting
af·flict·ed·ness , noun
af·flict·er , noun
o·ver·af·flict , verb (used with object)
pre·af·flict , verb (used with object)
self-af·flict·ing , adjective
un·af·flict·ed , adjective
un·af·flict·ed·ly , adverb
un·af·flict·ed·ness , noun
un·af·flict·ing , adjective
Word origin for Afflicting
C14: from Latin afflictus, past participle of afflīgere to knock against, from flīgere to knock, to strike
Synonyms for Afflicting
annoy, beset, bother, burden, oppress, plague, rack, torment, torture, wound, agonize, crucify, distress, grieve, harass, harrow, harry, irk, lacerate, martyr, pain, pester, press, smite, strike, trouble, try, vex, worry