affliction

[ uh-flik-shuhn ]

/ əˈflɪk ʃən /

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noun

a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery: They sympathized with us in our affliction.

a cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, calamity, or persecution.

Origin of affliction

1300–50; Middle English affliccioun<Latin afflīctiōn- (stem of afflīctiō). See afflict, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR affliction

2 mishap, trouble, tribulation, calamity, catastrophe, disaster.

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ANTONYMS FOR affliction

1 relief, comfort, solace.

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2. Affliction, adversity, misfortune, trial refer to an event or circumstance that is hard to bear. A misfortune is any adverse or unfavorable occurrence: He had the misfortune to break his leg. Affliction suggests not only a serious misfortune but the emotional effect of this: Blindness is an affliction. Adversity suggests a calamity or distress: Job remained patient despite all his adversities. Trial emphasizes the testing of one's character in undergoing misfortunes, trouble, etc.: His son's conduct was a great trial to him.

OTHER WORDS FROM affliction

af·flic·tion·less, adjectiveo·ver·af·flic·tion, nounpre·af·flic·tion, noun

Words nearby affliction

affixture, afflated, afflatus, afflict, afflicting, affliction, afflictive, affluence, affluency, affluent, affluential

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Example sentences from the Web for affliction

It was an affliction that he shared with two close friends, humorist Art Buchwald and writer William Styron.
Mike Wallace Dead at 93: His Enduring TV Legacy|Eleanor Clift|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And for some reason they think that because of Affliction [his early Oscar-nominated performance].
Nick Nolte on 'Warrior,' Going Indie, and His Oscar Prospects|Richard Rushfield|November 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was simply written: a man with an affliction on half his face who wears a tin mask to cover it.
Boardwalk Empire's Scene-Stealer|Jace Lacob|October 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I thought, if he had an affliction over half his face, maybe he was missing part of his mouth.
Boardwalk Empire's Scene-Stealer|Jace Lacob|October 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Typically, Borges embraced his affliction “as a gift,” which encouraged recollection.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|January 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
No remedy can be had for this affliction, and I have never known it to cure spontaneously.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
But there is where affliction overtook me; they debated its authorship.
The Cavalier|George Washington Cable
The exact occupational cause of the affliction is, of course, more difficult to prove.
The Survey, Volume XXX, Number 1, April 5, 1913|Various
The sufferer obstinately refuses to accept their theory of his affliction or to adopt the remedies his friends propose.
Wit and Humor of the Bible|Marion D. Shutter
The next morning proved to be a Sunday and she felt a need of spiritual help in her hour of affliction.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for affliction

affliction

/ (əˈflɪkʃən) /

noun

a condition of great distress, pain, or suffering

something responsible for physical or mental suffering, such as a disease, grief, etc

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单词	affliction
释义	affliction [ uh-flik-shuhn ] / əˈflɪk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR affliction ON THESAURUS.COM noun a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery: They sympathized with us in our affliction. a cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, calamity, or persecution. Origin of affliction 1300–50; Middle English affliccioun<Latin afflīctiōn- (stem of afflīctiō). See afflict, -ion SYNONYMS FOR affliction 2 mishap, trouble, tribulation, calamity, catastrophe, disaster. SEE SYNONYMS FOR affliction ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR affliction 1 relief, comfort, solace. SEE ANTONYMS FOR affliction ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for affliction 2. Affliction, adversity, misfortune, trial refer to an event or circumstance that is hard to bear. A misfortune is any adverse or unfavorable occurrence: He had the misfortune to break his leg. Affliction suggests not only a serious misfortune but the emotional effect of this: Blindness is an affliction. Adversity suggests a calamity or distress: Job remained patient despite all his adversities. Trial emphasizes the testing of one's character in undergoing misfortunes, trouble, etc.: His son's conduct was a great trial to him. OTHER WORDS FROM affliction af·flic·tion·less, adjectiveo·ver·af·flic·tion, nounpre·af·flic·tion, noun Words nearby affliction affixture, afflated, afflatus, afflict, afflicting, affliction, afflictive, affluence, affluency, affluent, affluential Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for affliction It was an affliction that he shared with two close friends, humorist Art Buchwald and writer William Styron. Mike Wallace Dead at 93: His Enduring TV Legacy\|Eleanor Clift\|April 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And for some reason they think that because of Affliction [his early Oscar-nominated performance]. Nick Nolte on 'Warrior,' Going Indie, and His Oscar Prospects\|Richard Rushfield\|November 21, 2011\|DAILY BEAST It was simply written: a man with an affliction on half his face who wears a tin mask to cover it. Boardwalk Empire's Scene-Stealer\|Jace Lacob\|October 24, 2011\|DAILY BEAST I thought, if he had an affliction over half his face, maybe he was missing part of his mouth. Boardwalk Empire's Scene-Stealer\|Jace Lacob\|October 24, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Typically, Borges embraced his affliction “as a gift,” which encouraged recollection. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|January 25, 2011\|DAILY BEAST No remedy can be had for this affliction, and I have never known it to cure spontaneously. The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed\|Frederick Hollick But there is where affliction overtook me; they debated its authorship. The Cavalier\|George Washington Cable The exact occupational cause of the affliction is, of course, more difficult to prove. The Survey, Volume XXX, Number 1, April 5, 1913\|Various The sufferer obstinately refuses to accept their theory of his affliction or to adopt the remedies his friends propose. Wit and Humor of the Bible\|Marion D. Shutter The next morning proved to be a Sunday and she felt a need of spiritual help in her hour of affliction. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for affliction affliction / (əˈflɪkʃən) / noun a condition of great distress, pain, or suffering something responsible for physical or mental suffering, such as a disease, grief, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to affliction illness, pain, hardship, sickness, scourge, disease, calamity, suffering, misery, woe, torment, disorder, infirmity, crux, misfortune, distress, difficulty, sorrow, ordeal, cross
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affliction

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