expression, ichidan verb
be attacked by a disease; be afflicted with a disease
A literary or formal expression meaning to be struck down or seriously affected by an illness. Often used in written descriptions of someone's health condition.
彼は重い病に冒され、長く床に伏している。
He has been attacked by a serious illness and has been bedridden for a long time.
その作家は不
The writer continued to create even while afflicted with an incurable disease.