Afflicted and Ill

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Afflicted

Afflicted adjective - Grievously affected especially by disease.
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Ill is a synonym for afflicted in health topic. In some cases you can use "Ill" instead an adjective "Afflicted", when it comes to topics like sick, diseased.
Nearby Words: affliction, afflictive, afflicting

Ill

Ill adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: since I'm ill, I guess that I'll just have to miss that dental appointment
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Afflicted is a synonym for ill in sick topic. You can use "Afflicted" instead an adjective "Ill", if it concerns topics such as health, unwell, diseased.
Nearby Word: illness

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  • In Dragon Quest IX, the town of Coffinwell is afflicted with a curse that makes many of the townspeople ill.
    Source: Definitely Just a Cold
  • Ill Boy: Uly, afflicted with the mysterious Syndrome, theorized to be a result of the absence of a natural environment on the space stations.
    Source: Series / Earth 2
  • Comic Book / Legion of Super-Heroes Merlin Sickness: Shrinking Violet is literally afflicted with this following an ill-conceived attack on Glorith towards the end of the pre-Zero Hour v4 run.
    Source: Comic Book / Legion of Super-Heroes
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