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were afflicted
verb
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
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Golf greats like Sam Snead and Ben Hogan were afflicted.
Some were afflicted with serious mental illness as well.
Even Washington and Jefferson were afflicted by second-termitis.
Mr. Carter's father, mother, two sisters and brother were afflicted.
In 1777, hundreds of Sharon residents were afflicted with the pox, with 30 dying.
Most families were afflicted with some kind of illness, in addition to malnutrition.
Americans, he found, were afflicted by a "strange melancholy... in the midst of their abundance".
Redknapp's men were afflicted by bad luck, but they also exasperated themselves.
Visiting the area, she interviews several of the women who were afflicted and later recovered.
Last holiday season, many online toy sellers were afflicted with that bad rap.
He believed that many Chinese dissidents were afflicted with an inflated self-regard.
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