afflictednessn.
/əˈflɪktᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈflɪktᵻdnəs/ The state of being afflicted; distress.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun]
swenchOE
derfnessc1175
wandrethc1175
adversity?c1225
derf?c1225
swinka1250
torferc1325
afflictiona1382
stressc1390
marrementc1391
sorea1400
noyancec1400
infortunacya1500
aloea1529
afflict?1529
obduction1610
afflictedness1646
strain1853
besetment1872
wahala1966
catch-arse1970
the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun]
sorec888
teeneOE
sorrowOE
workOE
wrakeOE
careOE
gramec1000
harmOE
howc1000
trayOE
woweOE
angec1175
derfnessc1175
sytec1175
unwinc1175
wosithc1200
ail?c1225
barrat?c1225
derf?c1225
grief?c1225
misease?c1225
misliking?c1225
ofthinkingc1225
passion?c1225
troublec1230
pinec1275
distress1297
grievancea1300
penancea1300
cumbermentc1300
languorc1300
cumbering1303
were1303
angera1325
strifea1325
sweama1325
woea1325
painc1330
tribulationc1330
illa1340
threst1340
constraintc1374
troublenessc1380
afflictiona1382
bruisinga1382
miseasetya1382
pressurec1384
exercisec1386
miscomfortc1390
mislikea1400
smarta1400
thronga1400
balec1400
painfulnessc1400
troublancec1400
smartness?c1425
painliness1435
perplexity?a1439
penalty?1462
calamity1490
penality1496
cumber?a1513
sussy1513
tribule1513
afflict?1529
vexation of spirit1535
troublesomeness1561
hoe1567
grievedness1571
tribulance1575
languishment1576
thrall1578
tine1590
languorment1593
aggrievedness1594
obturbation1623
afflictedness1646
erumny1657
pathos1684
shock1705
dree1791
vex1815
wrungnessa1875
dukkha1886
thinkache1892
sufferation1976
the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > anguish or torment
piningOE
anguishc1225
pinsing?c1225
tormentc1290
afflictiona1382
martyrdomc1384
tormentryc1386
labourc1390
martyryc1390
throea1393
martyre?a1400
cruelty14..
rack?a1425
hacheec1430
prong1440
agonya1450
ragea1450
pang1482
sowing1487
cruciation1496
afflict?1529
torture?c1550
pincha1566
anguishment1592
discruciament1593
excruciation1618
fellness1642
afflictedness1646
pungency1649
perialgia1848
perialgy1857
racking1896
1646 Bp. J. Hall Balme of Gilead 54 Thou art deceived if thou thinkst God delights in the misery, and afflictednesse of his creature.
a1677 T. Manton 190 Serm. on 119th Psalm (1681) clxix. 948 Neither distance of place, nor afflictedness of condition, do hinder his nearness to us.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Palsicalness, afflictedness with the Palsey.
1838 T. T. Smith Serm. Temple Church i. 19 That a mind so pure and unearthly should have..been associated to want, and toil, and afflictedness.
1866 A. Edersheim Golden Diary xxv. 190 These two things are ever contrasted: spiritual poverty, need and afflictedness, and pride or lofty looks.
1907 Pall Mall Mag. Dec. 757/2 Because of a great-uncle she'd never seen, we found out afterwards, and not because of real afflictedness.
1951 J. B. Leishman Monarch of Wit ii. 44 That particular affliction reminded him, rekindled his awareness, of the general afflictedness and vanity of all temporal life.
1996 D. Breton & C. Largent Paradigm Conspiracy i. 53 If our lives have become afflicted, the most healing thing we can do is face our afflictedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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