afflicted vs sick

afflicted is not a noun while sick is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
afflicted	No	Yes	No	No
sick	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

afflicted (noun)	sick (noun)
	people who are sick

afflicted (adjective)	sick (adjective)
grievously affected especially by disease	affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
mentally or physically unfit	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
	having a strong distaste from surfeit
	affected with madness or insanity
	deeply affected by a strong feeling
	(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
	feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

afflicted (verb)	sick (verb)
	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth