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afflicted
[uh-flik-tid]
adjective
greatly distressed or troubled by bodily or mental pain.
The severity of these symptoms predicts how well the afflicted individuals can live independently and maintain employment.
noun
Usually the afflicted a person or persons distressed or troubled in such a way.
Behind each of these killer diseases is the pain of despair, loneliness, and loss in the lives of the bereaved and the afflicted.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of afflict.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- afflictedness noun
- unafflicted adjective
- unafflictedly adverb
- unafflictedness noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of afflicted1
Example Sentences
I wish you, and all of us afflicted with this condition, the willingness and determination to move forward and to use the power of sport and exercise to combat this devastating disease.
Itās harder to smile when afflicted with the trademark Parkinsonās masked face.
The sources of modern art, according to social critic Max Nordau, were decadent, corrupted societies whose artists, afflicted with ādegenerationā as a form of mental illness, could only produce work reflecting their degenerate selves.
Upon taking office in January, Trump complained in an executive order that U.S. armed forces had been ārecently afflicted with a radical gender ideology.ā
And other than a harsh post-election crackdown in the capital, Libreville, in 2016, the country has enjoyed a mostly calm recent history that contrasts with the conflicts and instability that have afflicted many regional neighbours.
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