afflicted

1. 1.

   grievously affected especially by disease

   Synonymsstricken

   Similarill
2. 2.

   mentally or physically unfit

   Synonymsimpaired

   Similarunfit

Questions about afflicted

What does afflicted mean?

afflicted means "grievously affected especially by disease". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in afflicted?

afflicted has 3 syllables: af-flic-ted. The stress falls on "flic". In IPA it is /əˈflɪktɪd/.

What is another word for afflicted?

Close synonyms include stricken, impaired. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is afflicted a common word?

afflicted is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.