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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 team have worked at finding ways to prevent the vibrations from the engine leading to failures in the batteries in the engine's hybrid system, which afflicted them during pre-season testing.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

I didn’t doubt now that he could have found a buyer for Carrie, afflicted as she was.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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