afflicted

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈflɪktɪd/
  • Hyphenation: af‧flict‧ed

Verb

afflicted

  1. simple past and past participle of afflict

Adjective

afflicted (comparative more afflicted, superlative most afflicted)

  1. Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.

Usage notes

Many people advise against describing a disabled person as being afflicted by the condition that relates to their status as a disabled person and suggest describing a disabled person as having or experiencing that condition instead.

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References

  1. ^ Inclusive language: words to use and avoid when writing about disability
  2. ^ “NHS Digital Service Manual: Inclusive language”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2020 July 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 June 2020

Scots

Verb

afflicted

  1. past and past participle of afflict

Adjective

afflicted (comparative mair afflicted, superlative maist afflicted)

  1. afflicted

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