AFFLICTED
afflicted, impaired
(adjective) mentally or physically unfit
afflicted, stricken
(adjective) grievously affected especially by disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
afflicted
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
Adjective
afflicted (comparative more afflicted, superlative most afflicted)
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.
Source: Wiktionary
AFFLICT
Af*flict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Afflicted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Afflicting.] Etym: [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down,
deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf.
Flagellate.]
1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [Obs.] "Reassembling our
afflicted powers." Milton.
2. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain
or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.
They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their
burdens. Exod. i. 11.
That which was the worst now least afflicts me. Milton.
3. To make low or humble. [Obs.] Spenser.
Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth.
Jer. Taylor.
Syn.
– To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment; wound; hurt.
Af*flict", p. p. & a. Etym: [L. afflictus, p. p.]
Definition: Afflicted. [Obs.] Becon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition