- present participle of afflict.
afflicting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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That has driven down costs but also pushed some companies to the brink in another instance of the hypercompetition sometimes blamed for afflicting China’s economic health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In 2005, Boeing agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that pollutants from the hilltop lab were responsible for range of cancers, auto-immune disorders and tumors afflicting nearby residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
What follows are the factors afflicting each region or market.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Their case is helped by the crisis afflicting Dundee University and evidence that much of further education is heading deep into the red and facing possible closures.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
She told me how a strange plague once broke out, afflicting hundreds, Gertrude among them, and how she nursed the queen from the very brink of death to complete health again.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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