afflicting

Meanings

• Verb

  Causing harm, distress, or suffering to someone or something.

  - "The disease began to afflict the elderly population."
  - "The accident left the victim afflicting with severe injuries."
  - "The economic crisis began to afflict many families."

• Verb

  Inflicting or causing pain, distress, or hardship.

  - "The bully afflicted the new student with taunts and insults."
  - "The harsh winter weather began to afflict the farmers."
  - "The tax reform bill began to afflict the middle class."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with afflicting
maligning , ailing , ailing , ailing

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Variants

List of all variants of afflicting that leads to same result
afflict , afflicted , afflicting , afflicts

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Etymology

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Middle English: from the past participle of afflict (verb).

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Trivia

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1. The word afflicting is related to the Latin word 'affligere', which means 'to strike' or 'to touch'.

2. Afflicting is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object to complete its meaning.

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Related Concepts

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1. Distress: A state of emotional or mental suffering, often accompanied by physical symptoms.

2. Suffering: The experience of pain, hardship, or adversity.

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Culture

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In literature, afflicting is often used to describe the suffering or hardships experienced by characters, particularly in tragedies and melodramas. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the emotional impact of an event or situation.

How to Memorize "afflicting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the concept of afflicting as causing harm or suffering to someone or something. Imagine a person or animal in pain, or a situation that brings hardship or adversity.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Affliction is a pain in the [insert body part here]' to remember the meaning of the word.

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