Synonyms for afflicted
af·flict·ed

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1. afflicted, strickenadjective

   grievously affected especially by disease

   Synonyms:
   struck, laid low(p), stricken, impaired, smitten

   Antonyms:
   fit, well

2. afflicted, impairedadjective

   mentally or physically unfit

   Synonyms:
   stricken, impaired

   Antonyms:
   fit, well

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1. List of paraphrases for "afflicted":

   affected, ill-fated, stricken, bereaved, plagued, hit, ravaged, disaster-hit, saddened

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1. Finley Peter Dunne:

   Th' newspaper does ivrything f'r us. It runs th' polis foorce an' th' banks, commands th' milishy, controls th'ligislachure, baptizes th' young, marries th' foolish, comforts th' afflicted, afflicts th' comfortable, buries th' dead an' roasts thim aftherward.

2. Tryon Edwards:

   Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in deep sorrow, "I did not come to comfort you; God only can do that; but I did come to say how deeply and tenderly I feel for you in your affliction".

3. John Boehner:

   Stick me in the eye with a dull stick. I've never been afflicted with that disease.

4. Don DeLillo:

   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.

5. Shunsuke Ono:

   The 2011 World Cup gave us great courage, especially for the people enduring difficult times because of the disaster, i believe that many people were encouraged by watching the World Cup. I think it brought a bright light because their life was afflicted by pain ... it was great to make the Japanese people happy.