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

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Afflicted as an Adjective
Definitions of "Afflicted" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Afflicted" as an adjective (2 Words)
Associations of "Afflicted" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Afflicted” are: impaired, stricken

Afflicted as an Adjective

Definitions of "Afflicted" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “afflicted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Mentally or physically unfit.
Grievously affected especially by disease.

Synonyms of "Afflicted" as an adjective (2 Words)

impaired	Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent of losing control over one’s faculties or behaviour. Impaired eyesight.
stricken	(of a person’s face or appearance) showing great distress. She looked at Anne s stricken* face contorted with worry.*

Associations of "Afflicted" (30 Words)

abscess	Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue. Once the abscesses burst they usually discharge for several days before gradually healing up.
aching	Arousing, experiencing, or expressive of intense sorrow or longing. My aching* head.*
chaotic	In a state of complete confusion and disorder. The political situation was chaotic.
damaged	Harmed or injured or spoiled. The storm left a wake of badly damaged* buildings.*
diminished	Diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. A diminished* fifth.*
dysfunctional	Impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ. Dysfunctional families.
eviscerate	Take away a vital or essential part of. The goat had been skinned and neatly eviscerated.
glucose	A syrup containing glucose and other sugars made by hydrolysis of starch and used in the food industry.
hurt	Hurt the feelings of. Ambulances for the hurt* men and women.*
ill	Presaging ill fortune P B Shelley. It ill* befits a man to betray old friends.*
impaired	Mentally or physically unfit. Sight impaired* children.*
injured	Harmed, damaged, or impaired. Injured feelings.
irreversibly	In an irreversible manner. Our landscape will be irreversibly* damaged.*
lacerate	Tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin. The point had lacerated his neck.
marred	Blemished by injury or rough wear. Walls marred* by graffiti.*
mentally	In your mind. Soldiers become physically and mentally* exhausted.*
operation	The performance of some composite cognitive activity an operation that affects mental contents. He reopened his operation* under a different name.*
painfully	In or as if in pain. She moved painfully* forward.*
peritonitis	Inflammation of the peritoneum, typically caused by bacterial infection either via the blood or after rupture of an abdominal organ.
pneumonia	Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid Inflammation may affect both lungs double pneumonia or only one single pneumonia.
rehabilitate	Help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute. The campaign aims to rehabilitate* the river s flood plain.*
scarred	Deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury. Could her scarred* mind ever be free of fear.*
sepsis	The presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
sick	People who are sick. Visiting the sick* and the elderly.*
sore	Upset and angry. They were sore* afraid.*
suffer	Undergo or suffer. He suffered intense pain.
transformed	Given a completely different form or appearance. Shocked to see the transformed* landscape.*
wearisome	Causing one to feel tired or bored. They insisted on his presence at wearisome* musical soir es.*
wheelchair	A movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant.
wounded	People who are wounded. A wounded* soldier.*