- present tense form of afflict (3rd person singular).
afflicts
Example Sentences
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There are currently no approved drugs that can slow progression of the brutal neuro-degenerative disease, which afflicts about 40,000 Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
But if Ireland’s radically asymmetrical relationship with the U.S. is distinctive, the crisis it represents is global and afflicts many other small and medium-size nations.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025
In her early 40s, Lane was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, which afflicts between 25% and 40% of childhood polio survivors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
To get coverage they need support, and to get support they need coverage - the vicious circle that afflicts all but the two main parties in Westminster.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
It could certainly make sure that everyone had equal wealth—but that would just add to the plague of boredom that afflicts the immortal.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
