What is another word for afflicted ?

Suffering from a particular illness, pain, distress, or disability

racked with suffering

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“The area in question has now been declared a disaster zone, and provincial funding has been requested to help the afflicted fishermen.”

Adjective

Solemnly or ponderously sad

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

grey^UK

wintery^UK

wintry^US

racked with suffering

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Adjective

Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

feeling uncomfortable

oversensitive

playing up

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

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Adjective

Feeling or expressing distress or anxiety

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

like a fish out of water

pushing the panic button

having kittens

in fear and trepidation

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Adjective

suffering from motion sickness

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

green about the gills

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

green around the gills

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

anile

off one's feed

suffering from altitude sickness

not a hundred percent

sick to one's stomach

not feeling up to snuff

meager^US

meagre^UK

suffering from radiation sickness

colourless^UK

colorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

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Adjective

Suggestive of bad luck or misfortune

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

grey^UK

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Adjective

carrying a chip on your shoulder

Feeling annoyed, frustrated or worried about something

ill-humored^US

as cross as two sticks

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

with all guns blazing

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

with a chip on your shoulder

beside yourself with rage

sombre^UK

somber^US

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

with chip on shoulder

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Adjective

Affected, influenced or changed by something

Adjective

Affected or afflicted by a condition or emotion

Adjective

Having, posing or being a source of a problem (or problems)

Adjective

Having been accursed or under an evil influence

Adjective

Significant in the degree of hopelessness

Verb

To have thrown into a state of distress marked by confusion

put someone off their stroke

terrorized^US

hurt somebody's feelings

terrorised^UK

made one's blood run cold

scared to death

made one's hair stand on end

put someone off their stride

tantalised^UK

put the fear of God into

scared the bejesus out of

cut up

tantalized^US

setted someone back on their heels

put to trouble

caused anxiety to

scared the living daylights out of

made someone jump out of their skin

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

made one's flesh creep

made wretched

chilled to the marrow

pulled the rug out from under

incapacitated

scared someone out of their wits

harrowed

scared the pants off of

goaded

had an adverse effect on

filled with consternation

scared witless

made someone jump out of his skin

scared someone half to death

desolated

scared the daylights out of

made self-conscious

got across

made someone scratch their head

froze your blood

caused anxiety

pulled the rug from under

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

went against the grain

stricken down

gone against the grain

gave one the creeps

given someone goose pimples

threw into a blue funk

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given one the creeps

gave someone goose pimples

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

thrown into a blue funk

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Verb

Past tense for to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress

racked

hurt somebody's feelings

tyrannized^US

tantalized^US

tyrannised^UK

tantalised^UK

breathed down someone's neck

inflicted suffering on

brutalized^US

rubbed up the wrong way

brutalised^UK

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

discriminated against

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

sticked the knife into

labored^US

laboured^UK

knocked the wind out of

overawed

squirmed

pressurized^US

gotten on your nerves

made somebody's hackles rise

dampened the spirits of

got in your hair

mixed up

made it tough for

made severe demands on

caused someone distress

caused to feel mental strain

knocked for six

pushed to the limit

knocked the stuffing out of

pushed the buttons of

gave someone the blues

harshed someone's mellow

given someone the works

pressurised^UK

given someone the blues

grossed out

left a mark on

dashed hopes

caused to feel emotional strain

made demands on

disadvantaged

made someone feel nauseous

occupied thoughts

thumbed nose at

brought tears to your eyes

gave someone the works

threw off balance

made someone scratch their head

made someone want to throw up

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gotten under your skin

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

thrown cold water on

broken someone's heart

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

gotten on one's nerves

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

ruffled one's feathers

driven to distraction

scandalized^US

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

scandalised^UK

rubbed you up the wrong way

setted one's teeth on edge

lost sleep

tried the patience of

victimized^US

given someone the pip

gave someone the pip

victimised^UK

stressed out

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

quizzed

disrespected

got up someone's nose

gotten up someone's nose

put someone off their stroke

criticized^US

made things hot for someone

ragged on

made it hot for someone

criticised^UK

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

brought pressure to bear on

concerned oneself

worked up

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

sticked in one's craw

made it tough

rattled someone's cage

belaboured^UK

taken the piss out of

belabored^US

satirized^US

caused someone to lose their composure

caused inconvenience to

made an enemy of somebody

disenchanted

created difficulties for

satirised^UK

caused someone difficulty

gotten on the wrong side of

got on the wrong side of

pushed someon's buttons

had an adverse effect on

twisted someone's arm

made somebody's blood boil

made someone go out of his way

given the cold shoulder

gave the cold shoulder

went against the grain

gone against the grain

stricken down

drove you to distraction

driven you round the twist

driven you crazy

drove you crazy

driven you out of your mind

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

drove you out of your mind

driven you to distraction

went through the mill

gone through the mill

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“A vast array of social problems afflict a country so recently traumatized by war.”

Verb

thrown a monkey wrench into

(usually of a disease or condition) Past tense for to affect adversely

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

put out of commission

jeopardized^US

jeopardised^UK

taken out

took out

threw a monkey wrench into

bastardized^US

bastardised^UK

discolored^US

discoloured^UK

coloured^UK

brutalized^US

vandalized^US

colored^US

brutalised^UK

drove a nail into the coffin of

vandalised^UK

played merry hell with

torn

tore

driven a nail into the coffin of

gnew

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Past tense for to have a severely detrimental effect on

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Past tense for to cause a profound effect

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Past tense for to be totally absorbed or engrossed by something

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Past tense for to take violent or aggressive action against

Verb

Past tense for to hit or strike with force

Verb

Past tense for to spread or pervade throughout

coloured^UK

colored^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

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