What does afflicted mean?
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af·flict·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
afflicted, strickenadjective
grievously affected especially by disease
afflicted, impairedadjective
mentally or physically unfit
ChatGPT
afflicted
Afflicted refers to someone or something that is suffering from a particular problem, disease, pain or distress. It is used to indicate the state of being severely impacted or adversely affected by a negative situation or condition.
afflicted
Afflicted refers to someone or something being impacted by a problem, difficulty, or hardship, often causing pain, distress or suffering. This could include physical ailments such as diseases or injuries, or emotional hardships or misfortunes. It can also refer to a state of being grievously troubled or distressed.
Webster Dictionary
Afflicted
of Afflict
Wikidata
Afflicted
Afflicted was a technical death metal band from Sweden, active in the early 1990s. They were an important and influential part of the Swedish death metal scene, though overshadowed by better-known bands like Entombed and Dismember.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of afflicted in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of afflicted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of afflicted in a Sentence
Men with secrets tend to be drawn to each other, not because they want to share what they know but because they need the company of the like-minded, the fellow afflicted.
The role of the Christian is to comfort the afflicted -- of course -- but also to afflict the comfortable. We have people who need to be afflicted a little bit, particularly in their outlook towards the poor and the marginalized.
What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured.
Alzheimer's is really like nothing else in chronic disease because it is so devastating to the family and caregivers as well as the people who have it, six million people have it now, and by mid-century that's going to double because of the aging of the population. If you figure at least two caregivers per afflicted person, that's an enormous toll on the country.
The virus was found in the man as we tested old blood samples of nearly 1,000 people afflicted with fever in 2014 and 2015.
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