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1. (n.) affliction
a distressed or painful state; misery.
2. affliction
a cause of mental or bodily pain.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) affliction
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
2. (noun) affliction
a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
3. (noun) affliction
a cause of great suffering and distress
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) affliction
the cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief
2. (noun) affliction
the state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief
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Sense: to give pain or distress to (a person etc)
She is continually afflicted by/with headaches.; Her deafness is a great affliction to her.
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 Afrikaans: beproewing |
 Arabic: بَلْوى، مِحْنَة، مَرَض، أ |
 Bulgarian: нещастие |
 Brazilian: aflição |
 Czech: utrpení, neštěstí |
 German: Plage |
 Danish: plage |
 Greek: βάσανο, στενοχώρια |
 Spanish: aflicción |
 Estonian: piin |
 Farsi: مصیبت |
 Finnish: kärsimys |
 French: affliction |
 Hebrew: סֶבֶל, צָרָה |
 Hindi: मुसीबत |
 Croatian: patnja |
 Hungarian: szenvedés, nyomorúság |
 Indonesian: gangguan, penderitaan, ke |
 Icelandic: raun,þjáning, ógæfa |
 Italian: afflizione, dolore |
 Japanese: 苦痛 |
 Korean: 고통 |
 Lithuanian: sielvartas, vargas |
 Latvian: mokas; nelaime; posts |
 Malay: kesakitan |
 Dutch: kwelling |
 Norwegian: plage |
 Polish: utrapienie |
 Persian: مصیبت |
 Pashto: مصیبت، غم |
 Portuguese: tormento |
 Romanian: durere, suferinţă |
 Russian: недуг; физический недоста |
 Slovak: utrpenie, nešťastie |
 Slovenian: prizadetost |
 Serbian: patnja |
 Swedish: plåga, sorg |
 Thai: โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ |
 Turkish: ızdırap, dert |
 Taiwanese: 痛苦，苦惱 |
 Ukrainian: біда, страждання |
 Urdu: تکلیف |
 Vietnamese: nỗi đau đớn |
 Chinese: 痛苦的事，苦恼 |
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