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   affliction

   /əˈflɪkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a cause of pain or harm: "a crippling affliction of the nervous system" Similar disorderdiseasemaladycomplaintailmentillnessindispositionscourgeplaguetroublemenaceevilvisitation
   • ▪ the state of being in pain: "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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAFFLICTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun [ C or U ] formal uk / əˈflɪk.ʃ ə n / us / əˈflɪk.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. something that makes you suffer: Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Experiencing and suffering. (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom. afflict. almost/nearly die of something idiom.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › afflictionAffliction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AFFLICTION is a cause of persistent pain or distress. How to use affliction in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAFFLICTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.