Afflicted vs Unafflicted - What's the difference?
afflicted | unafflicted |
(afflict)
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
* 1611 , 1:11–12:
* 1611 , 23:27:
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
* Milton
(obsolete) To make low or humble.
* Jeremy Taylor
Not afflicted.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 22, author=Dave Kehr, title=New DVDs: Gary Cooper, work=New York Times
, passage=Cooper remains a largely sculptural presence, a western Adonis unafflicted by a personality. }}
As a verb afflicted
is (afflict).As an adjective unafflicted is
not afflicted.afflicted
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Verb
(head)afflict
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Verb
(en verb)- Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict' them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more they ' afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
- Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- reassembling our afflicted powers
- (Spenser)
- Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth.
unafflicted
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Adjective
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