Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 55 plagues 52 plaguing 49 afflicted 48 persists 47 haunts 47 plagued 47 beset 46 manifestation 45 plague 45 confronts 44 deepens 44 lingers 42 suffers 42 exacerbating 42 prevails 42 endemic 41 gripped 41 mired 41 descends 41 worsens 41 experiencing 41 creeps 41 symptom 41 grips 40 exacerbated 40 confronting 40 creeping 40 manifestations 40 symptomatic 40 bane 40 exacerbate 40 intensifies 40 rife 40 pervasive 40 manifested 40 prevalent 39 rampant 39 characterizes 39 throes 39 debilitating 39 antidote 39 endures 39 affects 39 overcomes 38 compounded 38 looms 38 wracked 38 grapples 38 affecting 38 wrought 38 exposes 37 arises 37 grapple 37 gripping 37 suffering 37 exists 37 aggravate 37 existential 37 confront 37 lurking 37 insidious 37 threatens 36 occurs 36 consequence 36 vexing 36 chronic 36 loneliness 36 microcosm 36 ridden 36 suffer 36 causes 36 surrounds 36 alienation 36 enveloped 36 paradox 36 consequent 36 palpable 35 scourge 35 laments 35 root causes 35 thrives 35 grappling 35 dysfunction 35 despair 35 ravages 35 nagging 35 explores 35 intractable 35 escalates 35 burdened 35 aggravating 34 crippling 34 menace 34 deepened 34 unavoidable 34 rages 34 woe 34 buffeted 34 peculiar 34 uncovers 34 encountering