afflicted

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈflɪktɪd/
  • Hyphenation: af‧flict‧ed

Verb

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afflicted

  1. simple past and past participle of afflict

Adjective

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afflicted (comparative more afflicted, superlative most afflicted)

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

Usage notes

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Many people advise against describing a disabled person as being afflicted by the condition that relates to their status as a disabled person and suggest describing a disabled person as having or experiencing that condition instead. [1] [2]

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Inclusive language: words to use and avoid when writing about disability
  2. ^ “NHS Digital Service Manual: Inclusive language”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2020 July 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 June 2020

Scots

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Verb

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afflicted

  1. past and past participle of afflict

Adjective

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afflicted (comparative mair afflicted, superlative maist afflicted)

  1. afflicted

References

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