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afflicted

 
Thesaurus: afflicted

adjective

    Having a painful ailment: miserable, suffering, wretched. See happy/unhappy.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: grievously affected especially by disease
  Synonym: stricken

Meaning #2: mentally or physically unfit
  Synonym: impaired


 
 
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