Definition of Affliction
Affliction
af·flic·tion


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(noun)
something that causes persistent pain or suffering;

e.g. The name of the mysterious affliction that was causing the pain in her abdomen is yet unknown.

(noun)
suffering;

e.g. After the tragic accident which took away his ability to walk, he is still learning to live with the affliction.

(noun)
the state of being afflicted or affected by something that causes pain and suffering;

e.g. The pain in her abdomen seems to be an affliction caused by cancer.



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