Definition of Affliction
Affliction
af·flic·tion
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(noun)
A state of pain, distress, or suffering.
e.g. The patient's chronic illness was a constant affliction.
(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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