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Synonyms and Antonyms of afflicted
- the South was afflicted by a severe drought
- he's been afflicted by nightmares ever since the accident
badgered, dogged, hounded, pursued, rode (or chiefly dialectal rid)
aggravated, agitated, annoyed, bothered, bugged, chafed, distressed, disturbed, exasperated, galled, got, grated, griped, hagrode, harassed, harried, irked, irritated, molested, nettled, peeved, pestered, piqued, put out, rasped, riled, vexed (also vext)
discomforted, discomposed, disquieted, flustered, grieved, perturbed, strained, stressed, tried, troubled, upset, worried
crushed, oppressed, overpowered, overwhelmed, smote, struck, tyrannized, victimized
hurt, pained, panged, pricked, smarted, stabbed, stung, wrung
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