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afflicted

/əˈflɪktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
af-flict-ed
IPA
/əˈflɪktɪd/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of afflict

adj

Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.

Inflected Forms

more afflicted (comparative) most afflicted (superlative)

Derived Forms

afflictedly afflictedness unafflicted

Synonyms

impaired stricken

Rhymes With

predicted addicted inflicted evicted unrestricted conflicted uncontradicted nonrestricted

Questions

How do you pronounce afflicted?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈflɪktɪd/.
What does afflicted mean?
simple past and past participle of afflict

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