Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb afflict
3 senses of afflict
Sense 1
afflict
=> grieve, aggrieve
=> try strain, stress
Sense 2
afflict, smite
=> blight, plague
Sense 3
afflict, trouble, ail, pain
=> disagree with
=> erupt, recrudesce, break out
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb afflict
3 senses of afflict
Sense 1
afflict
=> grieve, aggrieve
=> try strain, stress
=> rack
Sense 2
afflict, smite
=> blight, plague
Sense 3
afflict, trouble, ail, pain
=> disagree with
=> erupt, recrudesce, break out
Entailment of verb afflict
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb afflict
3 senses of afflict
Sense 1
afflict
=> upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Sense 2
afflict, smite
=> damage
Sense 3
afflict, trouble, ail, pain
=> hurt
Familiarity of verb afflict
afflict used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb afflict
Sense 1
afflict
=> upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
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Sense 2
afflict, smite
=> damage
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Sense 3
afflict, trouble, ail, pain
=> hurt
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Overview of verb afflict
The verb afflict has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. afflict -- (cause great unhappiness for)
2. afflict, smite -- (cause pain or suffering in "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement")
3. afflict, trouble, ail, pain -- (cause bodily suffering to)
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)
Antonyms of adj afflicted
2 senses of afflicted
Sense 1
afflicted, stricken
INDIRECT (VIA ill) -> well
Sense 2
afflicted, impaired
INDIRECT (VIA unfit) -> fit healthy
Similarity of adj afflicted
2 senses of afflicted
Sense 1
afflicted, stricken
=> ill (vs. well), sick
Sense 2
afflicted, impaired
=> unfit (vs. fit)
Attributes of adj afflicted
Familiarity of adj afflicted
afflicted used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj afflicted
afflicted
Overview of verb afflict
The verb afflict has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. afflict -- (cause great unhappiness for)
2. afflict, smite -- (cause pain or suffering in "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement")
3. afflict, trouble, ail, pain -- (cause bodily suffering to)
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)
afflicted definition
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