affliction

"Type 2 diabetes is an affliction in Oklahoma and nationally," he said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Vocelle finds criticism that cat dads are seen as feminine, neurotic or less desirable as a relatively modern and unfounded affliction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Papatiti fears that the death toll is being underestimated and that the affliction may also be affecting elephants in neighbouring Tanzania.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

When hearing loss in middle age drove him to rely on hearing aids, he credited the affliction with sharpening his awareness of the world around him—and enhancing his art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I recall too well the stench of this affliction; it resembles no other smell.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

During a 2015 talk, Erikson called Katrina “far and away the most telling disaster of our national experience,” whose long-lasting consequences revealed all manner of societal afflictions: mismanagement of infrastructure, political corruption, inequality, racism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

Meanwell did what he does best—find the next big thing in medicine by looking for the biggest afflictions facing the most patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Burnett never insists that they’re the sane ones, nor does he infantilize Fish and Poinsettia’s afflictions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

But to experience divine visions through the mortal body came at great physical cost, often in the form of seizures, migraines and other afflictions.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024

Traders and procurers from up and down the coast converged on Charleston, checking the merchandises eyes and joints and spines, wary of venereal distemper and other afflictions.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead