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unafflicted

unafflicted

1 5.5
Not affected by pain, trouble, or disease
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈflɪktɪd/
: no afectado
  • Your the first unafflicted person, we've seen in some time.

Examples

  • Human beings in this vision are living out their full lives, unafflicted by disease or sickness or war.

  • The community remained unafflicted by the widespread illness thanks to their vaccination efforts.

  • She felt grateful to be unafflicted while so many of her friends struggled with health issues.

  • In the serene village, children played happily, unafflicted by the worries of the outside world.

Synonyms

unaffected
vsunafflicted
32 3.9

Not changed or harmed by something and not showing strong feeling

is not affected specifically by pain, trouble, or disease
pain-free
vsunafflicted
10 3.2

Not causing any physical pain

also excludes being sick or emotionally troubled
uninfected
vsunafflicted
6 3.4

Without harmful germs that cause disease

includes lack of other problems like pain or worry too
untroubled
vsunafflicted
5 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

doesn't necessarily mean absence of pain or disease
unimpaired
vsunafflicted
1 5.1

Not damaged or weakened and still whole

focuses on intact function, not absence of pain or worry
undiseased
vsunafflicted
1 6.3

Not sick or infected

is broad, adding freedom from pain and worry as well
unvexed
vsunafflicted
1 9.3

Calm and not worried by problems or noise

omits medical or physical conditions like pain or illness
unpainful
vsunafflicted
4.6

Causing no pain

does not cover illness or mental worry that may exist

Antonyms

17 5.9

Suffering from pain, illness, or trouble

How Afflicted

suffering
27 2.8
ill
498 1.0
unwell
18 1.0
unafflicted
1 5.5
well
665 1.0
healthy
800 1.0

Surface Forms

unafflicted positive

Morphology

unafflicted = afflicted (transparent) = un + afflict + ed

The adjective is formed by straightforward negation: 'un-' added to 'afflicted' yields the expected opposite meaning.

Etymology

The word unafflicted is made of un- 'not' and afflict 'to cause pain or trouble', and afflict comes from an old word meaning 'to strike' or 'hurt'. So, unafflicted means 'not hurt or troubled'.