Words Related To Suffering

verb to cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble

• The disease can afflict individuals of all ages.
• I heard that the flu is going around and afflicting a lot of people.
• I can't believe how badly that breakup afflicted him.
• The dark cloud of doubt continued to afflict her thoughts.

noun the state of being afflicted or suffering

• The afflictedness of the patients was evident in their pale faces and weak demeanors.
• She couldn't hide her afflictedness as she struggled to hold back tears.
• The party was a total downer, everyone was feeling the afflictedness of the bad vibes.
• The afflictedness of the situation weighed heavily on his mind, causing him great distress.