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Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
Finley Peter Dunne

Meaning of "afflicted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFLICTED

afflicted  [əˈflɪktɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFLICTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afflicted is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFFLICTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of afflicted in the English dictionary

The definition of afflicted in the dictionary is the afflicted afflicted people considered collectively.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFLICTED


addicted
əˈdɪktɪd
affected
əˈfɛktɪd
collected
kəˈlɛktɪd
conflicted
kənˈflɪktɪd
connected
kəˈnɛktɪd
constricted
kənˈstrɪktɪd
derestricted
ˌdiːrɪˈstrɪktɪd
directed
dɪˈrɛktɪd
elected
ɪˈlɛktɪd
expected
ɪkˈspɛktɪd
nonrestricted
ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪd
protected
prəˈtɛktɪd
respected
rɪˈspɛktɪd
restricted
rɪˈstrɪktɪd
suspected
səˈspɛktɪd
unconstricted
ˌʌnkənˈstrɪktɪd
uncontradicted
ˌʌnkɒntrəˈdɪktɪd
unconvicted
ˌʌnkənˈvɪktɪd
unexpected
ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd
unrestricted
ˌʌnrɪˈstrɪktɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFLICTED

affixture
afflated
afflation
afflatus
afflict
afflicter
afflicting
affliction
afflictive
afflictively
affluence
affluency
affluent
affluent society
affluential
affluently
affluentness
affluenza
afflux
affluxion

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFLICTED

abstracted
compacted
disconnected
dissected
distracted
impacted
infected
neglected
projected
protracted
self-directed
self-inflicted
unaffected
uncorrected
undetected
unindicted
unobstructed
unprotected
well-connected
well-respected

Synonyms and antonyms of afflicted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AFFLICTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «afflicted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of afflicted
ail · beset · burden · distress · grieve · harass · hurt · oppress · pain · plague · rack · smite · torment · trouble · try · wound

Translation of «afflicted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFLICTED

Find out the translation of afflicted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afflicted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afflicted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

折磨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afligidos
570 millions of speakers

English

afflicted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीड़ित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ابتليت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страдает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aflitos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিপীড়িত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affligé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tertindas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

behaftet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

苦しんでいる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sangsara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị ảnh hưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीडित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutulmuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

afflitto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poszkodowanych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страждає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afectat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στενοχωρούνται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geteister
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drabbad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rammet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afflicted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFLICTED»

The term «afflicted» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.744 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFLICTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «afflicted» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «afflicted» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afflicted

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10 QUOTES WITH «AFFLICTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word afflicted.
1
Richard V. Allen
We who have been born and nurtured on this soil, we, whose habits, manners, and customs are the same in common with other Americans, can never consent to - be the bearers of the redress offered by that Society to that much afflicted.
2
Conrad Black
Eastern Muslim countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, are relative success stories, as they are not afflicted by the Arab heritage of retreat and humiliation at the hands of the French, Spanish, British, Turks, and Persians.
3
David Josiah Brewer
What single organization has done more for the orphan than the Catholic Church? What one, through hospital and asylum, more for the sick and afflicted? If you were to select a single face and form as the typical expression of the great thought of charity and kindness, whose would you select other than the face and form of a Sister of Charity?
4
Nicholas Culpeper
In all Diseases strengthen the part of the Body afflicted.
5
Princess Diana
You can't comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable.
6
Robert Drew
Nonfiction filmmakers were afflicted by two problems: one technical, the other spiritual. Technically, they did not have the equipment to do the sort of work I had in mind. Spiritually, they didn't care about the work because they'd been mistrained.
7
Finley Peter Dunne
Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
8
Elizabeth I
It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted.
9
Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
A good ad should be like a good sermon: It must not only comfort the afflicted, it also must afflict the comfortable.
10
John Galsworthy
He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFLICTED»

Discover the use of afflicted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afflicted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Afflicted Powers: Capital and Spectacle in a New Age of War
Dissenting intellectuals analyze the collision of military neoliberalism with the politics of the spectacle.
Iain A. Boal, 2005
2
The Afflicted Girls: A Novel of Salem
Part parable, part star-crossed romance, and part supernatural venture, this is an intuitive human history--and inhuman--spun with a modern twist. A controversial debut by a new Historical storyteller.
Suzy Witten, 2009
3
Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective ...
Grace for the Afflicted is written to educate Christians about mental illness from both biblical and scientific perspectives.
Matthew S. Stanford, 2012
4
The Afflicted Girls: Poems
Presents a collection of poetry that reflects those caught up in the 1692 Salem witch trials.
Nicole Cooley, 2004
5
Afflicted
They want to leave the past behind, but how can they forget when Luke isn't fully alive or wholly dead and the Shadow Man is seeking them out wherever they go?Their love is tested to the limit in this century spanning dark fantasy tale, ...
Iseult Murphy, 2008
6
Afflicted
Afflicted takes an engaging look at the entangled lives of several misguided characters and leaves one to question whether or not there can ever be hope for people who are trying to live their lives without God.
Dorinda D. E. Nusum, 2011
7
Care and Treatment of Persons Afflicted with Leprosy: Report ...
Report of the Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine, United States Senate, on S. 4086, a Bill to Provide for the Care and Treatment of Persons Afflicted with Leprosy, and to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy in the United States .
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine, 1916
8
Afflicted
This story appears in the anthology "Best Gay Romance 2009" published by Cleis Press and in my print collection "So In Love."
J.M. Snyder, 2009
9
A Treatise on Comforting Afflicted Consciences
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Robert Bolton, 2010
10
A land afflicted: Scotland and the Covenanter Wars, 1638-1690
In two volumes, Raymond Campbell Paterson surveys the course of Scotland's military and political conflicts from the late fourteenth century to the close of the seventeenth century.
Raymond Campbell Paterson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFLICTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afflicted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greek crisis: financial markets buffeted after no vote
Early jitters also afflicted the currency markets, with the Australian dollar dipping to a six-year low of US$0.7484 in early trading, although it later ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Cummins ready to take the red ball after Ashes call-up
Given that sensational debut, it is perhaps understandable that Cricket Australia would wrap him in cotton wool when back and foot injuries afflicted his ... «euronews, Jul 15»
3
Personal Health In The Digital Age
But when health data can be shared with not just a patient, but with doctors, caregivers, pharmacists and others afflicted with the same issues ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
4
Can you bear cost of cancer?
According to a 2004 research, the spending in a cancer-afflicted home was 36-44% more than in other households with similar demographics. «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Start-ups Pass the Growth Baton to Existing Studios
"Over the last few years the UK video games industry has been afflicted by a high 'death rate', with studios closing down with significant ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
6
Junk science = garbage policy
"Much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
7
Woman's morning sickness phobia leaves her so terrified to become …
A deep fear of vomiting has afflicted Vicky Nash's life so badly that even her boyfriend felt obliged to have a vasectomy reports the Sunday ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
8
Sufism not a cure for Muslim world's problems
... it's enough for many Westerners, especially those who are afflicted with hyperactive political correctness, to be lulled by Sufism into holding a ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
9
Bradley Cooper Appeals his fans to be Bone Marrow Donors
... alive and I find that to be very compelling And especially heartbreaking because he's afflicted with essentially terminal disease." Actor said. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
10
'4 Every Kid Afflicted, A Public Figure Will Die' Threatens Graffiti …
POMONA (CBSLA.com) — From Pomona to West Hollywood to Beverly Hills, graffiti apparently targeting a new law in California requiring that ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

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