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af·flic·tion
 affliction
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- pronunciation:
flIk
shn
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- Word Parts
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noun |
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a condition of pain or suffering, or the cause of such a state.
She has a hard time walking because of her back affliction.I looked at my freckles as an affliction.- synonyms:
- distress, misery, suffering
- antonyms:
- blessing, comfort
- similar words:
- adversity, blow, burden, cross, discomfort, evil, hardship, harm, hurt, pain, sorrow, torment, trial, trouble, woe
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ache, ailment, blight, calamity, curse, disability, disaster, disease, disorder, horror, ill, illness, misery, ordeal, plague, tragedy |
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