- present tense form of afflict (3rd person singular).
afflicts
Example Sentences
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Or is Juneteenth a celebration of the strength and excellence that both grew out of the great evil that slavery represented and in spite of it, an evil that still afflicts the nation in 2026?
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
There’s also a reference to septicemia, which is writer-director Emerald Fennell’s perhaps too-technical stab at explaining the nonspecific Victorian disease that afflicts one character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
An unusual autumn heat wave afflicts California, with elevated fire concerns that on Monday prompted some power shutoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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
People say he’s angry, and hermitlike, but it's loneliness that afflicts him.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
