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

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

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

They are both afflicted by cognitive and/or hearing issues. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026

Two-thirds of respondents afflicted with alpha-gal reported anxiety or depressive disorders in a 2025 University of Missouri survey. — CBS News, 19 June 2026

Examples include assisting the blind, providing alerts of sounds to the deaf, assisting those afflicted by seizures, retrieving items, providing physical support, and helping those with psychiatric or neurological disabilities. — Shari Wald Garrett, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

Raspberries are also afflicted with several viruses that can cause plants to decline and ruin the fruit. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 June 2026