affliction (noun)
1affliction — afflict ► VERB ▪ cause pain or suffering to. DERIVATIVES affliction noun. ORIGIN Latin afflictare knock about, harass , or affligere knock down, weaken …
2affliction — I noun adversity, agony, bereavement, burden, calamity, casualty, catastrophe, curse, destruction, deterioration, disability, disease, disorder, encumbrance, evil, hardship, illness, indisposition, infirmity, misadventure, mischance, misfortune,… …
3affliction — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. afliction (11c.), from L. afflictionem (nom. afflictio), noun of action from pp. stem of affligere (see AFFLICT (Cf. afflict)) …
4affliction — noun 1) a common herb reputed to cure a variety of afflictions Syn: disorder, disease, malady, complaint, ailment, illness, indisposition, handicap; scourge, plague, trouble 2) he bore his affliction with great dignity Syn …
5affliction — noun Date: 14th century 1. the state of being afflicted 2. the cause of persistent pain or distress 3. great suffering …
6affliction — noun a) a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony b) the cause of such a state …
7affliction — noun a cause of pain or harm. ↘the state of being in pain …
8affliction — noun (C, U) formal something, usually a medical condition, that causes pain or unhappiness: the afflictions of old age …
9affliction — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. suffering, pain, distress, trouble, misfortune, tribulation, trial, hardship, adversity, misery, wretchedness, calamity, catastrophe, disaster, ailment, infirmity, sickness, disease, disorder, grief, woe, sorrow, care,… …
10affliction — UK [əˈflɪkʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms affliction : singular affliction plural afflictions formal 1) an illness 2) a serious problem …
