All 4 Uses

afflict
in
The Nickel Boys
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Injured, infected, faking it, and afflicted.†
p. 78.9

afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
His father, Clarence, was a bit of a "rambler," not that he had to be told because he had the same affliction.†
p. 125.2 *

affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
It was the cue for a dose of the Sunday-night back-to-work blues, and he wasn't the only one afflicted—there was a rush at the bar.†
p. 165.1

afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
The sun-cracked basketball court called for a new surface and hoops, and rust afflicted the tractors and harrows on the farms.†
p. 169.3

Definitions:

(1) (afflict)
to cause pain, suffering, or trouble -- especially something long-lasting or hard to endure
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)