- 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
It solves what I might call the Brennan problem, which afflicts officials who might otherwise have to spend their natural lives ducking and weaving about what they did in office.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 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
“Or tell her that melancholy afflicts me still.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
