affliction

Example Sentences

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But lately, it is drawing attention for those drugs’ success at clearing a more familiar affliction: acne.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

For Belichick, they say, it's part love of the game, part love for coaching, and part an affliction that has ailed many great sports figures: an inability to know when to say goodbye.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

The inability to comprehend the significance of big numbers is a human affliction.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

It’s the affliction of overthinking: If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, wait, hold on, it must be a chandelier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

I shake my head, wondering what brought that affliction upon Hamlet and Therese.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein