Afflicted and Punished

Afflicted

Afflicted adjective - Mentally or physically unfit.

Punished and afflicted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punished" instead a verb "Afflicted".

Nearby Words: affliction, afflictive, afflicting

Punished

Punished adjective - Subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience).
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Synonyms for Punished

Afflicted and punished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicted" instead a verb "Punished".

Nearby Words: punishment, punishing, punishable
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