English → Latin
“afflict” in Latin
angōto bind, draw, press together; to choke, throttle, strangle (replaced in Classical Latin by suffoco); to cause physical torqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve; to twist, wind, bend awry, distort; to hurl violently, twirl (around the cruciōto crucify; to tortureexcruciōto torment greatly, torture, rack, plague; afflict, distress, harass, vex; to force out by torturing, extortpungōto prick; to puncture; to stingfodicōto dig, to jog, to pokevexōto shake or jolt violently; to harass, annoy; to vex, trouble (strong term, involving violence)efficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, afferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,commoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away,
The English word afflict itself goes back to Latin afflīgō, through afflīctō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
afflict
angere (to fill with fear, anguish: of future things): torquere, cruciare, excruciare (to torture, etc.): alicui aegre facere: alicui injuriam inferre (of persons): aliquem mordere, pungere (to sting, vex, etc., of things): fodicare, fodicare animum (PROP., to dig into; hence, vex, sting): vexare (to vex, harass): dolorem alicui facere, efficere, afferre, commovere, incutere; dolore, sollicitudine, aegritudine, aliquem afficere. To afflict one’s self, afflictare se (Cic.), afflictari (Cic.), angi; cruciari; laborare; sollicitum esse. To afflict with disease, morbo afficere. Vid: AFFLICTED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for afflict?
- The usual Latin words for “afflict” are angō, torqueō, cruciō; also excruciō, pungō, fodicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.