afflicted person

collocation in English

meaningsofafflictandperson

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afflict
verb[T]
uk
/əˈflɪkt/us
/əˈflɪkt/
If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofafflictandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In such cases theafflictedpersonmay carry out actions endangering himself or others.
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The last stage is often the placement of theafflictedpersonin an institution.
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I was also asked about a mentallyafflictedpersonwho might be unable to fill in a form.
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In such cases, two matters arise—first the treatment, care and cure of the mentallyafflictedperson; second, the safety of the public as a whole.
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It must be a great and terrible burden for them to bear—not the least part being the need to disguise the fact from theafflictedperson.
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A transformation is something worn by theafflictedperson, generally a female, as in the instance just given, who has to wear something to conceal baldness.
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The strain and difficulty of a mentallyafflictedpersonin adjusting himself to society, to work and to the world on discharge from hospital can scarcely be exaggerated.
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Pooja can be done either by theafflictedpersonhimself if he is male and married, or through a priest.
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The most common methods are the use of drugs, surgical intervention, and retraining movements of theafflictedperson.
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This happens when theafflictedpersoncreates the illusion of intimacy, regardless of the other person's true feelings.
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At the end of one week, theafflictedpersonis either dead or recovering.
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Theafflictedpersoncan act in a very dangerous and violently psychotic state from a spontaneous attack on his brain with little time for the unaware partner to react.
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This would result in the living persons skin becoming sunken and blue where the gjenganger had pinched them, and this often led to disease and death for theafflictedperson.
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Clinical symptoms and signs of cercarial dermatitis seem to be dependent on the species involved and on the sensitivity of afflicted persons.
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This mental disorder is most commonly the result of psychological trauma caused by a negative experience with wind in the afflicted person's past.
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Additionally, the headaches themselves can be prevented by a healer inserting the paste under the skin at the nape of the afflicted person's neck.
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They did this by measuring the changing length of the afflicted person's belt or girdle.
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The heavy stigma surrounding leprosy, especially in rural areas, forces many afflicted persons as well as their families to be shunned from their communities.
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By obtaining details of the afflicted person's life and social situation, the diviner will diagnose the misfortune by citing the agency of angry ancestors, nature spirits, sorcerers, or witches.
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