Afflict

Definitions: Afflict

Afflict

Verb

1. Cause great unhappiness for.

2. Cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement".

3. Cause bodily suffering to.

Date "afflict" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Afflict

Synonyms: ail (v), pain (v), smite (v), trouble (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Pain	Sadden; make unhappy; plunge into sorrow, grieve, fash, afflict, distress; cut up, cut to the heart.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Afflict

English words defined with "afflict": Affamish, Afflicting ♦ hit ♦ malady ♦ Oversorrow ♦ Pandora's box ♦ strike ♦ To pain one's self. (references)

Specialty definitions using "afflict": Insolvent ♦ Occasional ♦ vaxocentrism. (references)

Etymologies containing "afflict": Oversorrow ♦ tribulation. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Mr. Brady, it is the duty of a newspaper to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. (Inherit the Wind; writing credit: Jerome Lawrence; Robert E. Lee)
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Domain	Title
Books	Arthritis and Chinese Herbal Medicine: How Ancient, Nature-Based Treatment Has Relieved Conditions That Afflict Tens of Millions (Keats Good Health g (reference) Listening to Your Own Body: A Guide to the Neurological Problems That Afflict Us As We Grow Older (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Harold S. Geneen	The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.
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Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	These devils will afflict the damned in two ways, by their presence and by their reproaches.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me! The lights burn blue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Many of the autoimmune diseases are rare. As a group, however, autoimmune diseases afflict millions of Americans. (references)
		Compared to adult malignancies, pediatric cancers afflict smaller numbers of patients, clearly a problem in developing treatments. (references)
		Improved functioning seems to go along with a significant improvement in the behavioral problems that afflict Alzheimer's patients and families. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	OCCASIONAL, adj. Afflicting us with greater or less frequency. That, however, is not the sense in which the word is used in the phrase "occasional verses," which are verses written for an "occasion," such as an anniversary, a celebration or other event. True, they afflict us a little worse than other sorts of verse, but their name has no reference to irregular recurrence.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Afflict" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 56.00% of the time. "Afflict" is used about 50 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	56%	28	65,706
Lexical Verb (base form)	44%	22	74,468
Total	100.00%	50	N/A

Expressions using "afflict": afflict with leprosy ♦ afflict with plague. Additional references.
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The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "afflict"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		beproewe (attempt, grieve, test, try), beproef (attempt, grieve, test, try), bedroewe (cause, cause pain, cause pain to, distress, give, give pain to, grieve), bedroef (cause, cause pain, cause pain to, distress, give, give pain to, grieve). (various references)

Albanian		vreros (grieve, sadden), shkaktoj (arouse, beget, breed, bring about, call forth, cause, contrive, create, do, draw, effectuate, engender, evoke, give, incur, induce, inflict, inspire, move, procure, produce, put, raise, sow, start, stir, strike, unchain, work, wreak), pikëlloj (damp, depress, distress, sadden), leqendis (enfeeble, weaken), hidhëroj (aggrieve, chagrin, deject, disappoint, discompose, distress, embitter, grieve, make miserable, make trouble). (various references)

Arabic		‏حزن (aggrieve, anger, bale, be sorrowful, be sorry, cloud, crack, darken, depress, depression, distress, doldrums, gloom, grief, grieve, gripe, heartache, melancholy, pain, sadden, sadness, sadness pain, sorrow), ‏إبتلى. (various references)

Bulgarian		огорчавам (aggrieve, embitter, envenom, exacerbate, gall, grieve, lacerate, mortify, pain), опечалявам (distress, grieve, sadden, vex), засягам (advert, affect, apply, bruise, concern, effect, hit, hurt, import, offend, pique, refer, regard, tell, touch, treat of), покрусвам (break smb.'s heart, desolate, distress, mortify), измъчвам (agonize, ail, anguish, crucify, excruciate, fester, harass, lacerate, martyr, martyrize, play up, prey, push, rack, rankle, ride, scourge, smite, torture, try, victimize, weigh on). (various references)

Chinese		折磨 (Afflicted, Afflicting, Racked). (various references)

Czech		trápit (agonize, ail, bait, beset, bother, discommode, disgruntle, grieve, nag, pain, pester, plague, pother, rack, tantalize, torment, torture, trouble, vex, worry), sužovat (beset, bother, harass, Harry, haunt, scourge), postihnout (affect, befall, hit). (various references)

Dutch		verdriet doen (annoy, grieve, vex, worry), beproeven (attempt, grieve, test, try), bedroeven (annoy, cause pain, cause pain to, chagrin, distress, give pain to, grieve, vex, worry). (various references)

Esperanto		aflikti (grieve), tristigi (distress, grieve), plagi (plague), malĝojigi (cause pain, cause pain to, distress, give pain to). (various references)

Farsi		پریشان کردن (Agitate, Ail, Buffalo, Confound, Distract, Nonplus, Oppress, Stress, Tousle), مبتلاکردن , ازردن (Aggrieve, Ail, Annoy, Distaste, Goad, Grate, Gripe, Grit, Harrow, Harry, Hurt, Irk, Irritate, Lacerate, Mortify, Peeve, Prick, Rile, Tar), رنجورکردن . (various references)

French		affliger. (various references)

Frisian		fertriette (cause pain, cause pain to, distress, give pain to). (various references)

German		betrüben (annoy, cause pain, cause pain to, distress, give pain to, grieve, gripe, sadden, vex, worry), plagen (ail, badger, harass, Harry, infest, niggle, pester, plage, plague, rack, run, to afflict, to ail, to plague, torment, vex). (various references)

Greek		βασανίζω (agonize, bait, bedevil, excruciate, flay, harass, obsess, pester, plague, prey on, rack, scourge, torment, torture, worry). (various references)

Hebrew		ליסר (chasten, scourge, smite, torment), לעכור (befoul, disturb, make turbid, trouble), ל�"ו�'ות (grieve, pain, sadden), לס�'וף (mortify, torture), לס�'ף (mortify, torture). (various references)

Hungarian		szomorít (to afflict, to distress), sújt (hit, smitten, smote, to descend upon sy, to hit, to smite), kínoz (agonize, bedevil, excruciate, rack, tease, to afflict, to agonize, to bully, to crucify, to discommode, to hag, to harry, to lacerate, to obsess, to pain, to rack, to torment, to torture, torment, torture, wring). (various references)

Indonesian		merundung. (various references)

Italian		affliggere (aggrieve, ail, distress, fret, grieve, irk, pain, plague, scourge, trouble), tormentare (agonise, agonize, bait, be tormented, bedevil, excruciate, harass, Harry, labour, nag, pester, pinch, plague, prey, sting, tantalise, tantalize, torment, worry), rammaricare (be sorry, regret). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		痛める (to afflict, to be grieved over, to bother, to cause pain, to hurt, to injure, to worry), 悩ます (to afflict, to harass, to molest, to torment). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		なやます (to afflict, to harass, to molest, to torment), いためる (to afflict, to be grieved over, to bother, to cause pain, to damage, to hurt, to impair, to injure, to spoil, to stir-fry, to worry). (various references)

Korean		괴롭히십시�" (Ail, Annoy). (various references)

Manx		smaghtaghey (castigation, chasten, chastening, chastisement, check, control, correct, correct as child, discipline, govern, master, mortify, overmaster, restrain, subject, taming), seaghnaghey (aggrieve, distress, grieve, trouble), douyrey. (various references)

Norwegian		bedrøve. (various references)

Papiamen		afligí (grieve). (various references)

Pig Latin		afflictay

Portuguese		atormentar (abuse, agonize, badger, bait, devil, discomfort, fret, gall, gnaw, grill, Harrow, Harry, lacerate, lay hold, martyr, mortifying, obsess, oppression, pain, persecute, pester, pother, prey, rack, scarify, tantalize, torment, torture), afligir (aggrieve, ail, annoy, chagrin, distress, fret, gall, grieve, lacerated, oppress, pain, plague, press, sadden, torment, vex, weigh, worry). (various references)

Romanian		afecta (affect, alter, appropriate, assume, concern, disorder, feign, grieve, pretend, sham, simulate, touch, trouble), necåji (grieve), mâhni (aggrieve, deject, desolate, distress, grieve, pain, pique, sadden), durea (ache, ail, be painful, distress, grieve, hurt, pain, rankle, regret, shoot, smart, sting), dezola (desolate, grieve), întrista (chagrin, deject, dishearten, grieve, mope, pain, sadden, shade), îndurera (aggrieve, distress, grieve, kill, pain). (various references)

Russian		огорчать (aggrieve, distress, grieve). (various references)

Scottish		leòn (affliction, grief, grieve, hurt, wound). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		rastužiti (dishearten, sadden), ožalostiti (aggrieve, bereave, distress, grieve), naneti bol (distress). (various references)

Spanish		afligir (aggrieve, ail, cause pain, cause pain to, depress, distress, give pain to, grieve, rankle, trouble, try, vex), entristecer (cause pain, cause pain to, distress, give pain to, grieve, sadden, shade). (various references)

Swedish		plåga (aggrieve, agonize, agony, ail, bedevil, bother, crucify, curse, distress, excruciate, excruciation, fret, gall, harass, Harrow, Harry, infliction, jar, pain, pang, persecute, pester, pinch, plague, rack, ride, scourge, tear, terror, torment, torture, worry, wring). (various references)

Turkish		acı vermek (be wormwood to, distress, excruciate, Harrow, pinch), sarsmak (affect, agitate, buffet, buffet about, concuss, convulse, cut up, depolarise, dislocate, erode, give a jerk, hit, horrify, jar, jerk, jog, jolt, jounce, reduce, rock, shake, shake up, shock, undermine, unsettle), eziyet etmek (agonize, dragoon, excruciate, grind down, grind out, Harry, lead smb. a dance, maltreat, oppress, pain, persecute, rack, torment, torture, tyrannize, tyrannize over, wrong), üzmek (affect, aggrieve, agitate, break up, cast down, chagrin, deject, desolate, disgruntle, distress, fret, grieve, grind, grind down, hatchel, hit, lacerate, lead smb. a dance, mope, pain, pother, put out, sadden, shake, spite, trouble, vex, worry). (various references)

Ukranian		уражати (affect, astonish, astound, attack, nettle, petrify, strike), турбувати (ail, annoy, commove, concern, derange, disoblige, embarrass, faze, gnaw, harass, importune, incommode, inconvenience, perturb, put about, work, worry), непокоїти (ail, bother, disquiet, harass), засмучувати (aggravate, aggrieve, chagrin, chill, discompose, dishearten, dispirit, grieve, oppress, rue, sadden, unsettle, upset), завдавати болю, журити. (various references)

Welsh		trallodi (trouble, vex), gofidio (grieve, vex), cystuddio (trouble). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	adfecerunt, adfectu, adficere, adficerent, adficiam, adficiant, adficiar, adficient, adficientes, adficio, adflicta, affecti, affectu, affectum, contristo, ingravo, macto. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	bysigian, gedrefan. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 12, Verse 1
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kat ekeinon de ton kairon epebalen hrwdhV o basileuV taV ceiraV kakwsai tinaV twn apo thV ekklhsiaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Eodem autem tempore misit Herodes rex manus ut adfligeret quosdam de ecclesia
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And in the same tyme Eroude the king sente power, to turmente sum men of the chirche.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	In that tyme Herode the kynge stretched forthe his handes to vexe certayne of the congregacion.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Now about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.
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Language	Acts Chapter 12, Verse 1
Albanian	Dhe në atë kohë mbreti Herod filloi të përndjekë disa nga kisha.
Bulgarian	О А Ирод беше много разгневен на Тирците и Сидонците; и те дойдоха единодушно при него, и, като спечелиха подръжката на царевия постелник �'ласта, просеха помирение; защото тяхната област се хранеше от царевата.
Cebuano	¶ Ug sa maong panahon, si Herodes nga hari mibakyaw sa iyang mga kamot aron sa pagdagmal sa pipila ka mga sakop sa iglesia.
Chinese	那時、希律王下手苦害教會中幾個人。
Croatian	U to vrijeme uze Herod zlostavljati neke od Crkve.
Danish	På den Tid lagde Kong Herodes den for at mishandle dem,
Dutch	En omtrent denzelfden tijd sloeg de koning Herodes de handen aan sommigen van de Gemeente, om die kwalijk te handelen.
Finnish	Siihen aikaan kuningas Herodes otatti muutamia seurakunnan jäseniä kiinni kiduttaaksensa heitä.
French	Vers le même temps, le roi Hérode se mit � maltraiter quelques membres de l`Église,
German	Um diese Zeit legte der König Herodes die Hände an etliche von der Gemeinde, sie zu peinigen.
Haitian Creole	¶ Nan menm epòk sa a, wa Ewòd te pran maltrete kèk manm nan legliz la.
Hungarian	Abban az idõben pedig Heródes király elkezde kegyetlenkedni némelyekkel, a gyülekezetbõl valók közül.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sekitar masa itu juga Raja Herodes mulai menekan anggota-anggota jemaat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Pada masa itu juga Baginda Herodes menyuruh aniayakan beberapa orang sidang jemaat.
Italian	In quel tempo il re Erode cominciò a perseguitare alcuni membri della Chiesa
Korean	그 때 에 헤 롯 왕 이 손 을 �"� 어 교 회 중 몇 사 람 을 해 하 � � 하 여
Latvian	Tanî pat laikâ íçniòð Herods pielika rokas, lai mocîtu daþus no Baznîcas.
Maori	¶ Na i taua wa ka totoro atu nga ringa o Kingi Herora ki te tukino i etahi o te hahi.
Norwegian	Også den jødiske konge forfølger nu de kristne; han lar apostelen Jakob drepe og Peter kaste i fengsel; men Peter utfries ved en engel og drar bort fra Jerusalem, 1-17. Kong Herodes, menighetens forfølger, blir slått av Herren og dør en ynkelig død, 18-23. Guds ord har fremgang; Barnabas og Saulus vender tilbake fra Jerusalem til Antiokia, 24. 25.
Portuguese	Por aquele mesmo tempo o rei Herodes estendeu as mãos sobre alguns da igreja, para os maltratar;
Rumanian	Cam pe aceeaw vreme, kmpqratul Irod a pus mknile pe unii din Bisericq, pentruca sq -i chinuiascq;
Russian	ч ФП ЧТЕНС �"БТШ йТП�" � П�"ОСМ ТХЛЙ ОБ ОЕЛПФПТЩИ ЙЪ � ТЙОБ�"МЕЦБЭЙИ Л �"ЕТЛЧЙ, ЮФП�'Щ У�"ЕМБФШ ЙН ЪМП,
Shuar	¶ Nu tsawantai akupin Erutis Yus-shuaran Máataj tusa chichaman jurus aentsrin ishiakmiayi.
Spanish	Entonces, por aquel tiempo, el rey Herodes echó mano de algunos de la iglesia para maltratarlos.
Swahili	Karibu wakati huohuo, mfalme Herode alianza kuwatesa baadhi ya Wakristo.
Swedish	Jakob dödas. Petrus fängslas, men befrias genom en Herrens ängel. Herodes dör.
Thai	แล้วคราวนั้นกษัตริย์เฮโร�"ไ�"้เหยีย�"พระหัตถ์ออกทำร้ายบางคนในคริสตจักร
Ukrainian	¶ А Цар Ірод тоді підніс руки, щоб декого з Церкви гнобити.
Uma	¶ Nto'u toe wo'o, Magau' Herodes Agripa ntepu'u mpobalinai' ba hangkuja dua topepangala' hi Pue' Yesus.
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "afflict": afflicted, afflicting, affliction, afflictions, afflictive, afflictively, afflicts. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Afflict" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: affic, affict, afflact, afflitto, Afic, afli, aflit, effnick, flict. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "afflict" (pronounced ufli"kt)
5	-f l i" k t	inflict.
4	-l i" k t	clicked, Licht, licked, slicked.
3	-i" k t	addict, constrict, contradict, depict, evict, handpicked, kicked, nicked, picked, predict, pricked, restrict, strict, ticked, tricked.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-f-f-i-l-t"
	-2 letters: calif, cliff, clift, tical.
	-3 letters: alif, alit, caff, calf, clit, fact, fail, fiat, fila, flat, flic, flit, laic, lati, lift, tail, talc, tali, tiff.
	-4 letters: act, aff, aft, ail, ait, alt, cat, fat, fil, fit, iff, lac, lat, lit, tic, til.
	-5 letters: ai, al, at, fa, if, it, la, li, ta, ti.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-f-f-i-l-t"
	+1 letter: afflicts, facelift.
	+2 letters: afflicted, facelifts.
	+3 letters: afflicting, affliction, afflictive, facelifted.
	+4 letters: affectingly, affectional, affectively, afflictions, facelifting, ineffectual, trafficable.
	+5 letters: afflictively, effectuality.
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