afflicted
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]afflicted
- simple past and past participle of afflict
Adjective
[edit]afflicted (comparative more afflicted, superlative most afflicted)
- Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
Usage notes
[edit]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. [1] [2]
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability
References
[edit]- ^ Inclusive language: words to use and avoid when writing about disability
- ^ “NHS Digital Service Manual: Inclusive language”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2020 July 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 June 2020
Scots
[edit]Verb
[edit]afflicted
- past and past participle of afflict
Adjective
[edit]afflicted (comparative mair afflicted, superlative maist afflicted)
References
[edit]- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.