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