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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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   How to use affliction in a sentence. a cause of persistent pain or distress; great suffering; the state of being afflicted by something that causes suffering… See the full definition

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   Affliction definition: a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery. See examples of AFFLICTION used in a sentence.

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   affliction: 1 n a cause of great suffering and distress Types: show 15 types... hide 15 types... calvary , martyrdom any experience that causes intense suffering trial , tribulation , visitation an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event curse , torment a severe affliction attack a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition bane , ...

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   AFFLICTION definition: 1. something that makes you suffer: 2. something that makes you suffer: . Learn more.

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   Definition of affliction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Toggle navigation. ... She suffered a painful affliction that left her bed-bound. Like many other people, I have a terrible affliction where I romanticize the past. ...

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   affliction: noun adversity , agony , bereavement , burden , calamity , casualty , catastrophe , curse , destruction , deterioration , disability , disease , disorder ...

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   2 meanings: 1. a condition of great distress, pain, or suffering 2. something responsible for physical or mental suffering,.... Click for more definitions.

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   Affliction definition: A condition of pain, suffering, or distress. The strongest personal interest in his life was the affliction which befell him in the loss of his children, one after another.

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    affliction meaning, definition, what is affliction: something that causes pain or suffering,...: Learn more.

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    affliction, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary