afflicted; afflicting; afflicts
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Examples of afflict in a Sentence
The disease afflicts an estimated two million people every year.
the South was afflicted by a severe drought
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Cabbages are afflicted by cabbage webworms, cabbage white moths, cabbage loopers, and other worms.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
When the antibody was injected into the retinas of mice afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa, the action of PROX1 was blocked, retinal regeneration was restored, and vision returned for a period of over six months.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 11 June 2025
Two hotels in the East Bay have tumbled into bankruptcy ahead of scheduled foreclosures, in a fresh sign that post-coronavirus maladies still afflict the feeble lodging markets in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The disconnection that afflicts this family is not just interpersonal but geopolitical.
—Sam Worley, Vulture, 2 June 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
When the antibody was injected into the retinas of mice afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa, the action of PROX1 was blocked, retinal regeneration was restored, and vision returned for a period of over six months.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 11 June 2025
Two hotels in the East Bay have tumbled into bankruptcy ahead of scheduled foreclosures, in a fresh sign that post-coronavirus maladies still afflict the feeble lodging markets in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The disconnection that afflicts this family is not just interpersonal but geopolitical.
—Sam Worley, Vulture, 2 June 2025
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“Afflict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afflict. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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afflict
verb
af·flict
ə-ˈflikt 
: to cause suffering or unhappiness to
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