afflict
Example Sentences
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He was probably afflicted by epilepsy, a condition that usually went unnamed to avoid public shame.
It makes for a wily and endearing tale, and in Adrian Nathan West’s excellent translation, the writing is remarkably untroubled by the stylistic sclerosis that can afflict writers with Vargas Llosa’s prestige.
What follows are the factors afflicting each region or market.
From MarketWatch
I would argue that the parallel still holds, in that the fundamental crisis of democracy afflicting both countries is strikingly similar.
From Salon
Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work result in her consignment to Salpetrière, a much-dreaded place for the mentally afflicted, where the cruel guards may or may not be saner than the inmates.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
