Synonyms of afflicted

afflicted 1 of 2

adjective

as in troubled

Related Words

• troubled
• debilitated
• disabled
• feeble
• infirm
• diseased
• incapacitated
• sickly
• decrepit
• disordered
• weakly
• fragile
• weak
• hypochondriacal
• invalid
• frail
• achy
• hypochondriac
• feverish
• woozy
• shaky
• seasick
• squeamish
• nauseous
• dizzy
• queasy
• nauseated
• airsick
• sickish
• carsick
• light-headed
• qualmish
• seedy
• cruddy
• lousy

Dissimilar Words

• well
• whole
• healthy
• sound
• cured
• healthful
• wholesome
• conditioned
• hale
• fit
• able-bodied
• better
• recovering
• improved
• strong
• hardy
• mending
• tough
• well-conditioned
• robust
• lusty
• stalwart
• rugged
• hearty
• thriving
• flourishing
• rehabilitated
• convalescing
• recuperating
• blooming
• bouncing
• flush
• chipper

afflicted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of afflict

as in plagued

to cause persistent suffering to

the South was afflicted by a severe drought

he's been afflicted by nightmares ever since the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plagued
• persecuted
• tortured
• besieged
• cursed
• tormented
• attacked
• beset
• troubled
• bedeviled
• bothered
• harrowed
• anguished
• agonized
• racked
• stung
• disturbed
• excruciated
• struck
• oppressed
• overwhelmed
• aggravated
• pursued
• assailed
• distressed
• annoyed
• harassed
• vexed
• irritated
• hurt
• worried
• grieved
• victimized
• disquieted
• molested
• hounded
• exasperated
• perturbed
• upset
• agitated
• irked
• dogged
• discomforted
• badgered
• harried
• stressed
• pestered
• nettled
• tyrannized
• pained
• riled
• peeved
• chafed
• discomposed
• bugged
• galled
• tried
• piqued
• rode
• flustered
• stabbed
• griped
• overpowered
• smote
• crushed
• put out
• martyred
• grated
• pricked
• rasped
• strained
• smarted
• wrung
• got
• hagrode
• panged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aided
• assisted
• helped
• abetted
• relieved
• delivered
• released
• comforted
• contented
• soothed
• consoled
• quieted
• reprieved
• succored
• solaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of afflicted

Adjective

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

Verb

Blending horror with comedy, the Apple TV show takes place in a fictitious New England island town afflicted by a centuries-old curse that brings about supernatural evils. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

In Seattle, by contrast, efforts to reduce public drug use force afflicted neighborhoods to pay a high price. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Lotus seems to have ironed out the hesitancy that previously afflicted the dual-clutch ’box, particularly when parking. — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026

Forty-nine of the afflicted have been hospitalized; of those, thirty-four have gone home. — News Desk, Artforum, 15 July 2026

Jonestown afflicted Naipaul’s vision, his way of deciphering not just political manias but the dreariness of urban life, the perpetual doom of the nuclear-arms race. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

In the second half of the campaign, he was afflicted by bursitis. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 July 2026

The afflicted slowly lose their ability to walk, talk, eat, dress, write, swallow and, eventually, breathe. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Jude, meanwhile, was shifting from tossing cones to tugging at his ears, afflicted with the same malady that had landed several of the toddlers on the room’s version of the injury list. — ABC News, 30 June 2026