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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•flic•tion (ə flik′shən),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Latin afflīctiōn- (stem of afflīctiō). See afflict, -ion
- Middle English affliccioun 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mishap, trouble, tribulation, calamity, catastrophe, disaster. 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.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged relief, comfort, solace.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: affliction /əˈflɪkʃən/ n - 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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