afflicted
Example Sentences
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Their bread-and-butter is comforting the most comfortable by afflicting the most afflicted.
From Los Angeles Times
I’d read in the newspapers about cholera, typhoid, and all sorts of other plagues that afflicted our city.
From Literature
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Louise, 15, is “afflicted by the plight of the middle child,” in that everyone ignores her even in the best of times.
“As such, demand for credit among individuals and households afflicted by memory disorders may increase just as its supply is restricted.”
From MarketWatch
He wants nothing to do with the afflicted, no matter how peace-loving they appear.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.