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1. : a cause of persistent pain or distress. a mysterious affliction. 2. : great suffering. felt empathy with their affliction. 3. : the state of being afflicted by something that causes suffering. her affliction with polio.
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An affliction is when a person has been afflicted by something bad. The word affliction is commonly used to describe diseases or disorders, especially ones that are very painful or that greatly interfere with a person’s life.
An affliction makes you suffer, but you have to deal with it anyway. Diseases are often said to be afflictions, but the word can mean just about anything that causes great suffering.
Synonyms for AFFLICTION: distress, agony, misery, pain, anguish, discomfort, torment, tribulation; Antonyms of AFFLICTION: comfort, relief, consolation, solace, alleviation, ease, security, peace.
a cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, calamity, or persecution. SYNONYMS 2. mishap, trouble, tribulation, calamity, catastrophe, disaster. affliction, adversity, misfortune, trial refer to an event or circumstance that is hard to bear.
affliction. Of course, the nature of the afflictions required measures for the security of both the patients and their community. From the Cambridge English Corpus. The implication is that a father's realisation that he was the cause of his son's affliction might induce him to repent. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
What does the noun affliction mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun affliction . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Affliction Definition. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress. The affliction of arthritis. An afflicted condition; pain; suffering. A cause of pain, suffering, or distress. Anything causing pain or distress; calamity. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
