Past tense of afflict
regular verb
The past tense of afflict is afflicted. The past participle is also afflicted.
Forms of afflict
| Base form (V1) | afflict /əˈflɪkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | afflicted /əˈflɪktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | afflicted /əˈflɪktɪd/ |
| Present participle | afflicting |
| Third person singular | afflicts |
Afflicted in a sentence
- Our thoughts and prayers go out to those afflicted by the tragedy.From the entry go out
- I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.From the entry worry
- Intraspinal antimeningitis serum was used in thirty afflicted patients.From the entry antimeningitis
- A condition where one’s afflicted with seeing the worst while trying to do what seems right.2023, Terry Lee Murphy, Umbrella Analysis, Ankeny, Iowa, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry pessoptimist
- "I just found out he's been afflicted by the Ligma variant.2021 September 29, Cillian Breathnach, quoting Matt Heafy, “Trivium's Matt Heafy "formally disses" Machine Gun Kelly for wearing a "16…. From the entry ligma
Meaning of afflict
- verb To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
- verb To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
- verb To make low or humble.
Questions about the past tense of afflict
- What is the past tense of afflict?
- The past tense of afflict is afflicted.
- What is the past participle of afflict?
- The past participle of afflict is afflicted.
- Is afflict a regular or irregular verb?
- Afflict is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: afflict (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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