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afflicted

[uh-flik-tid] / əˈflɪk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
distressed
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Throughout this year, the entire country seems to have been afflicted with the weather-app blues.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

They interviewed 191 afflicted people, and found that 177 reported eating at Mexican-style restaurants including Chipotle Mexican Grill and Qdoba before their illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Several European nations have been afflicted by wildfires this summer during a succession of heatwaves.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

For Christopher Schurtz, it’s also the best hope yet to close a wound that has afflicted his family for three generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Viserys had oft claimed that Targaryens were untroubled by the pestilences that afflicted common men, and so far as she could tell, it was true.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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