afflicted

adjective

af·​flict·​ed ə-ˈflik-təd 

: grievously affected or troubled (as by a disease) : mentally or physically impaired

… a pet spaniel, so thin as to appear afflicted …

—Osbert Sitwell

Paul fell sick and must keep his bed; drink was the root of his malady, in my poor thought; but he was tended, and indeed carried himself, like an afflicted saint.

—Robert Louis Stevenson

providing comfort to the afflicted [=people who are ill, suffering, etc.]

Examples of afflicted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the bikers pouring into the area are coming from distant states far more afflicted. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2020

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of afflict

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for afflicted

• addicted
• conflicted
• constricted
• convicted
• depicted
• evicted
• inflicted
• predicted
• restricted
• contradicted
• interdicted
• unrestricted