глагол 1) (afflict with) причинять боль, страдания (кому-либо); беспокоить, донимать Например: to be afflicted with arthritis — страдать артритом she was afflicted by the death of her father. — Она глубоко переживала смерть отца. Синоним(ы): distress, hurt 2) поражать (о болезни), заражать [в прямом и переносном значении] Например: ills that afflict the elderly — болезни, поражающие людей в пожилом возрасте The literary language of England became afflicted with Gallicisms. — Литературный язык Англии заражён галлицизмами.
transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin afflictus, past participle of affligere to cast down, from ad- + fligere to strike — more at profligate 1. obsolete a. humble b. overthrow 2. a. to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish Example: afflicted with arthritis b. trouble, injure Synonyms: afflict, try, torment, torture, rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress Example: ills that afflict the elderly. try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control Example: children often try their parents' patience. torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance Example: a horse tormented by flies. torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering Example: tortured by a sense of guilt. rack stresses straining or wrenching Example: a body racked by pain.