Synonyms for afflicted

Most common

stricken · sick · wretched · miserable

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Adjective

Antonyms

unaffected, healthy, well

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.

Example sentences

• sick The doctor sat up all night with the sick old man.
• stricken Part of Tom's testimony was stricken from the record.
• smitten So smitten, Chaereas could barely make his way home.
• impaired Your insight is poor and your judgment is impaired.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

sick¹

7 letters

smitten²

8 letters

impaired², stricken², wretched²

9 letters

miserable⁴, sorrowful³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (smitten² = 2 syllables).