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afflicting

UK
/əˈflɪktɪŋ/
US
/əˈflɪktɪŋ/

Translations

afflictinggerund / present participle
UK
/əˈflɪktɪŋ/
US
/əˈflɪktɪŋ/
Used adjectivally as the present participle of “afflict”.
The afflicting disease left him bedridden for weeks.
La maladie affligeante l’a cloué au lit pendant des semaines.
Synonyms
troubling
sorrowful
painful
tormenting
distressing
agonizing
afflictingnoun
afflictings
pl
Gerund: “the afflicting of …”.
Additional translations
afflictionEmploi rare; au sens de souffrance, tourment.
afflictverb

afflicting

Gerund

afflicted
Past Simple
afflicted
Past Participle
afflicting
Gerund
UK
/əˈflɪkt/
US
/əˈflɪkt/
The disease continues to afflict thousands of people each year.
La maladie continue d’affliger des milliers de personnes chaque année.
Additional translations
frapperS’emploie surtout pour une maladie, une catastrophe ou un mal qui touche durement quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
Synonyms
distress
worry
harass
bother
suffer
pain
torment
trouble

Definitions

afflictinggerund / present participle
Causing pain or suffering.
The afflicting disease left him bedridden for weeks.
afflictingnoun
The act or process of causing pain, distress, or suffering.
He opposed the afflicting of innocent civilians in any conflict.
afflictverb
To cause pain or suffering to; to distress greatly.
The disease continues to afflict thousands of people each year.
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