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Afflicted

/əˈflɪktɪd/

To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

📖 Definitions of "Afflicted"

verb

adjective

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
stricken	Struck by something.
sickverb	(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
illnoun	Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
impairednoun	Rendered less effective.
unfitverb	Not fit; not having the correct requirements.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
stricken	Struck by something.
sickverb	(British, Australia, colloquial) To vomit.
impairednoun	Rendered less effective.
illverb	(intransitive, slang, dated) To behave aggressively.
unfitverb	To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.
tormented	Miserable or anguished, especially with anxiety or guilt.
tortured	Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical.
plagued	Constantly afflicted or relentlessly attacked (by someone or something).
bereaved	having suffered the death of a loved one
troubled	Anxious, worried, careworn.
damagedverb	That has suffered damage.
blighted	Having suffered a blight.
devastated	Extremely upset and shocked.
disrupted	Subject to disruption.
marred	(Lancashire, Yorkshire, of a child) Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft.
battered	Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
beaten	Defeated.
contaminated	made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
doomed	Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
ill-fated	unlucky; doomed.