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afflicted

[uh-flik-tid] / əˈflɪk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
distressed
Synonyms


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I hope you are not afflicted, as I am, with the urge to struggle more than necessary, but if you are, this recipe is for you.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Their decision will likely transform the already heated debate over social media addiction as a concept, what role apps may play in engineering it, and whether individuals like Kaley can prove they’re afflicted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

This partly explains, Cembalest writes, the deindustrialization that has afflicted its economy so debilitatingly in the last few years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The team have worked at finding ways to prevent the vibrations from the engine leading to failures in the batteries in the engine's hybrid system, which afflicted them during pre-season testing.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The malice and bad tempers from which other people had to take holidays never afflicted him.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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