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afflicted

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


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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

McLaren had a difficult session afflicted by gearbox problems and world champion Lando Norris was down in 19th place.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Random abdominal pains have afflicted me since college — the price of a stressful job, I always figured.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Their bread-and-butter is comforting the most comfortable by afflicting the most afflicted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

But unlike the undulant fever that had afflicted him more than a decade prior, he didn’t get better.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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