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afflicted

[uh-flik-tid] / əˈflɪk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
distressed
Synonyms


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I hope you are not afflicted, as I am, with the urge to struggle more than necessary, but if you are, this recipe is for you.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

They’re afflicted by this weight or recognize their responsibility in it or feel some combination of shame, remorse, disgust and grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

This partly explains, Cembalest writes, the deindustrialization that has afflicted its economy so debilitatingly in the last few years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The squad has also been afflicted by a sickness bug, which dramatically revealed itself in the quarter-final when Nathan MacKinnon threw up while sat on the bench.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

What most afflicted him with the sense of nightmare was that he had never clearly understood why the huge imposture was undertaken.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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