Definition of afflicted

Overview of verb afflict

The verb afflict has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. afflict

(cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents")

2. afflict, smite

(cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague")

Overview of adj afflicted

The adj afflicted has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) afflicted, stricken

(grievously affected especially by disease)

2. afflicted, impaired

(mentally or physically unfit)