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   Af·flic·tion

   /əˈflikSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. something that causes pain or suffering: "a crippling affliction of the nervous system" Similar disorderdiseasemaladycomplaintailmentillnessindispositionscourgeplaguetroublemenaceevilvisitation
   • ▪ pain or suffering: "poor people in great affliction" Similar sufferingdistresspaintroublemiserywretchednesshardshipmisfortuneadversitysorrowtormenttribulationwoecross to bearthorn in one's flesh/sidebanetrialcalamityordealills
   • ▪ an instance of one celestial body afflicting another.

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘infliction of pain or humiliation’, specifically ‘religious self-mortification’): via Old French from Latin afflictio(n-), from the verb affligere (see afflict).

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   AFFLICTION in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for AFFLICTION. Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. trouble. misery. suffering. misfortune. distress. pain. tribulation. trial. adversity. disorder. torment. hardship. disease. illness. ailment. agony. curse. sorrow. scourge. anguish. grief. complaint. sickness. woe. calamity. Antonyms.

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   Synonyms. distress. hardship. trouble. trial. tribulation. torment. oppression. adversity. misfortune. ordeal. calamity. pain. anguish. misery. wretchedness. curse. Antonyms. relief. comfort. consolation. solace. blessing. joy. delight.

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   2 days ago · (noun) in the sense of misfortune. Definition. something that causes physical or mental suffering. Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age. Synonyms. misfortune. suffering. trouble. trial. disease. pain. distress. grief. misery. plague (informal) curse. ordeal. sickness. torment. hardship. sorrow. woe. adversity. calamity. scourge.

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   Synonyms for AFFLICTION: pain, distress, misery, torment, difficulty, adversity, anguish, ailment, calamity, hardship, disease, misfortune, disorder; Antonyms for AFFLICTION: health, relief, comfort, aid, help, consolation.

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   affliction. (noun) in the sense of misfortune. Definition. something that causes physical or mental suffering. Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age. Synonyms. misfortune. suffering. trouble. trial. disease. pain. distress. grief. misery. plague (informal) curse.

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   Affliction synonyms - 2 170 Words and Phrases for Affliction. trouble. n. # pain , sick. misery. n. # pain , trouble. suffering. n. # pain , purgatory. misfortune. n. # disaster , trouble. distress. n. # pain , torment. pain. n. # distress. tribulation. n. # pain , trouble. trial. n. # misery , pain. adversity. n. # misfortune. disorder. n.