Definition of affliction Affliction
/ʌflɪˈkʃʌn/ - [uflikshun] - af•flic•tion
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NounPlural: afflictions |
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| affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress | ||
| trouble an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" | ||
| calvary, martyrdom any experience that causes intense suffering | ||
| tribulation, visitation, trial an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese" | ||
| curse, torment profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" | ||
| attack a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | ||
| affliction - a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity | ||
| hard knocks, adversity, hardship a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities" | ||
| affliction - a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health | ||
| health problem, ill health, unhealthiness a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- affliction (n.)
The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief. - affliction (n.)
The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.
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affliction
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
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🔤- affliction, noun, singular of afflictions.
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