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"afflict with" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to mean to cause suffering, difficulty, or annoyance to someone. For example, "The disease afflicted her with chronic pain."
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1 R. C. Teuton (54 Court Road, Frampton Cotterell BS36 2DN): To —— I afflict with obi etc (comp. anag. & lit).. 2 P. L. Stone (7 Appleby Court, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 9LU): Spell after tea without runs, pitch losing a bit of pace (b(r)ew + (p itch).
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He is afflicted with loneliness.
It resembled a Brontosaurus afflicted with gigantism.
Mrs. Romney has been afflicted with both.
His life was afflicted with tragedies.
The writer was afflicted with asthma.
I am afflicted with ancestors and relatives.
Some were afflicted with serious mental illness as well.
"I am afflicted with pain and suffering and emotional distress".
Bats afflicted with white-nose syndrome show white fungal splotches.
In old age Menendez was afflicted with Parkinson's Disease.
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