afflict
verb (used with object)
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously.
has been afflicting
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present perfect progressiveof afflict (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Multiply the intensity of that longing by seven to imagine the sort of withdrawal that has been afflicting the music industry for nearly a decade.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Now, though, the drought which has been afflicting this area means that fewer crops have survived, and there is no work for her.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2021
On Wednesday, the Rhode Island Health Department confirmed that a local child died last week from complications involving an unusual respiratory virus that has been afflicting children nationwide.
From Newsweek
In both, a disease has been afflicting the luscious fruit.
From Time Magazine Archive
No new fancy either; but one that has been afflicting him all along, and urging him so impatiently onward.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid
