Afflicted and Cruel

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Afflicted adjective - Mentally or physically unfit.

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Cruel and afflicted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Afflicted".

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

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Afflicted and cruel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicted" instead an adjective "Cruel".

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly

Cruel and Unusual Death: Everyone afflicted with the Red Death, who bleed through their pores.

Source: Film / The Masque of the Red Death
The Meldrews are afflicted by a constant barrage of cruel and surreal events at their expense.

Source: World Gone Mad

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