Associations to the word «Afflicted»

Wiktionary

AFFLICT, verb. (transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
AFFLICT, verb. (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
AFFLICT, verb. (obsolete) To make low or humble.

Dictionary definition

AFFLICT, verb. Cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents".
AFFLICT, verb. Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats