AFFLICT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AFFLICT?

Need another word that means the same as “afflict”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “afflict” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Afflict” are: smite, trouble, bother, burden, distress, cause trouble to, cause suffering to, beset, harass, worry, oppress, annoy, vex, irritate, exasperate, strain, stress, tax

Afflict as a Verb

Definitions of "Afflict" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “afflict” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a problem or illness) cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely.
• (of a celestial body) be in a stressful aspect with (another celestial body or a point on the ecliptic.
• Cause physical pain or suffering in.
• Cause great unhappiness for; distress.

Synonyms of "Afflict" as a verb (18 Words)

annoy	Cause annoyance in disturb especially by minor irritations. The decision really annoyed him.
beset	Hem in. The zebra was beset by leopards.
bother	Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself. Don t bother about me I ll find my own way home.
burden	Load heavily. She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box.
cause suffering to	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
cause trouble to	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
distress	Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. The news of her child s illness distressed the mother.
exasperate	Exasperate or irritate. This futile process exasperates prison officers.
harass	Make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy. The squadron s task was to harass the retreating enemy forces.
irritate	Excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves.
oppress	Cause to suffer. The government oppresses political activists.
smite	Defeat or conquer (a people or land. He may smite our enemies.
strain	Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender. I stopped and listened straining my ears for any sound.
stress	To stress single out as important. They stressed the need for reform.
tax	Impose a tax on someone or something. An officer taxing a bill of costs.
trouble	Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. He was not troubled by doubts.
vex	Subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation. A vexing problem.
worry	Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress. There was no need to worry her.

Usage Examples of "Afflict" as a verb

• Serious ills afflict the industry.
• Jupiter is afflicted by Mars in opposition.
• She was afflicted by the death of her parents.
• Afflict with the plague.
• His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.
• He comforted the afflicted.

Associations of "Afflict" (30 Words)

agitate	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Agitate the water to disperse the oil.
annoy	Cause annoyance in disturb especially by minor irritations. Your damned cheerfulness has always annoyed me.
annoyance	A thing that annoys someone; a nuisance. The Council found him an annoyance.
beleaguer	Lay siege to (a place); besiege. He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry.
bother	An angry disturbance. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me.
bothersome	Causing irritation or annoyance. Most childhood stomach aches though bothersome aren t serious.
cruelly	(with reference to an event) in a way that causes pain or suffering. He marries Edgar s sister Isabella and cruelly ill treats her.
disturb	Interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of. Don t disturb the patient s wounds by moving him too rapidly.
harass	Exhaust by attacking repeatedly. The squadron s task was to harass the retreating enemy forces.
irk	Irritate; annoy. It irks her to think of the runaround she received.
irritable	(of a body part) abnormally sensitive. She was tired and irritable.
irritate	Excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus. Irritate the glands of a leaf.
irritation	(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation. Any food produced irritation of the stomach.
miff	A petty quarrel or fit of pique. I ll confess it miffed me slightly at the time.
nag	A person who nags someone. Something nagged at the back of his mind.
nettle	Sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation. I was only asking Jess said nettled.
nuisance	An act which is harmful or offensive to the public or a member of it and for which there is a legal remedy. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house.
offend	Be displeasing or cause problems to. Offend all laws of humanity.
oppress	Cause to suffer. He was oppressed by some secret worry.
peeve	Annoy or irritate. That was the one thing that peeved him.
persecute	Cause to suffer. Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries.
pester	Annoy persistently. She constantly pestered him with telephone calls.
pique	Cause to feel resentment or indignation. With his scientific curiosity piqued he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find.
rag	Apply paint to a surface with a rag. He wiped his hands on an oily rag.
rankle	(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment. The injustice rankled her.
rile	Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of. He d been drinking sweet clear water from a well and now that water had been muddied and riled.
roil	Make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment. Winds roil these waters.
teasing	Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it. The parody was just a form of teasing.
vex	Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress. I wouldn t vex it will be just great if whoever borrow the pump just bring it back.
vexation	Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness. Jenna bit her lip in vexation.