The phrase "afflicted at the" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe someone suffering from something, but the preposition "at" is not appropriate in this context.
Example: "He was afflicted by a rare disease that left him unable to walk."
Alternatives: "suffering from" or "stricken by".
Keller was afflicted at the age of 19 months with an illness (possibly scarlet fever) that left her blind and deaf.
A 1931 editorial in The New York Times observed: "Ours is a utilitarian age, of course, and one afflicted at the moment with a disease called a Depression.
The Athenians, on the other hand, showed themselves beyond measure afflicted at the fall of Miletus, in many ways expressing their sympathy, and especially by their treatment of Phrynichus.
With people living longer, more people are developing this common, debilitating neurological disorder, according to Dawson, noting that one in 100 people are afflicted at the age of 60, and four times that many by the age of 80.
Was Reagan so afflicted at that time with Alzheimer's that he had to delegate even the most important decisions to his staff?
We are all afflicted at times with the cataracts of the quotidian, where routine clouds our ability to notice what we once loved about the person we live with — this is the novel's universal appeal.
We are all afflicted at times with the cataracts of the quotidian, where routine clouds our ability to notice what we once loved about the person we live with this is the novel's universal appeal.
He often met the afflicted at a streetcar station by the school.
"He brought to the forefront unsettling truths that afflicted the comfortable and comforted the afflicted at home and abroad," Scardino added.
Her parents made themselves available to comfort the afflicted at all hours.
Only 5% of the population are reckoned to be afflicted at any one time, but in movies the proportion seems higher.
