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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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2. 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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAFFLICTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   AFFLICTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of affliction in English. affliction. 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.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › afflictionAffliction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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. The word afflict, which makes up the first part of the word, means to cause this type of trouble.

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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.

6. 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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › afflictionAffliction - definition of affliction by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress: the affliction of arthritis. See Synonyms at trial. 2. A cause of pain, suffering, or distress: "The mount twists wind and weather to alter them into afflictions as a heartless monarch does laws" (William Least Heat-Moon). See Synonyms at burden.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › afflictionaffliction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.