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the afflicted
verb
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
synonyms
Exact(60)
To comfort the afflicted.
It offers little comfort to the afflicted.
Don't blame the victims, the afflicted responded.
One of the afflicted is Peter Pagan.
For some of the afflicted, the paralysis was permanent.
To the afflicted workers this was "social dumping".
Among the afflicted, some lost the will to live.
Don't stigmatize the afflicted, it cautions; you could be next.
"I managed to afflict the afflicted," Mr. Kristof wrote.
That can lead to a lot of extra pain — and expense — for the afflicted.
It's said that good satire should afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.
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