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# afflicted

«afflicted» in Mova's school dictionary: **Suffering from an illness, pain or trouble: «afflicted…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (afflicted); verb form (afflict, afflicts, afflicted, afflicting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Suffering from an illness, pain or trouble: «afflicted with a cough». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#m1)

2) Past form of «afflict»: to cause someone pain or trouble: «The village was afflicted by floods.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#m2)

3) (formal) «The afflicted» means people who suffer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history, health and Bible lessons «afflicted» describes people struck by disease, famine or disaster; the Bible speaks of comforting the afflicted. In news it is used for places hit by drought or war. Phrases: «afflicted with», «afflicted by», «comfort the afflicted».

### examples

- The town was afflicted by a terrible drought. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#x1)
- He was afflicted with a bad cough all winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#x2)
- Nurses cared for the afflicted during the plague. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#x3)
- Many crops were afflicted by disease that year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#x4)
- Jesus healed many who were afflicted, Christians believe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#x5)
- The old dog was afflicted with stiff legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#x6)
- “I have nothing to give,” said the afflicted mother, “but I will go to the world's end for you!” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/#x7)

### note

Formal word; everyday words: «suffering from», «hit by». Noun: affliction (an illness or trouble). Do not confuse with «inflicted» (caused to someone else: «inflict pain»). Use «afflicted with/by».

### In the corpora

- [But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.12/)
- [For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from his people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.693/)
- [And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.686/)
- [And the afflicted people Thou dost save; but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.687/)
- [That the LORD hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of His people take refuge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.334/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «afflicted» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afflicted/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.