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afflicted

[ uh-flik-tid ]
/ əˈflɪk tɪd /
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adjective
greatly distressed or troubled by bodily or mental pain:The severity of these symptoms predicts how well the afflicted individuals can live independently and maintain employment.
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
Usually the afflicted . a person or persons distressed or troubled in such a way:Behind each of these killer diseases is the pain of despair, loneliness, and loss in the lives of the bereaved and the afflicted.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of afflict.
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OTHER WORDS FROM afflicted

af·flict·ed·ness, nounun·af·flict·ed, adjectiveun·af·flict·ed·ly, adverbun·af·flict·ed·ness, noun
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