Definitions for affliction
əˈflɪk ʃənaf·flic·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. afflictionnoun

   a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

2. afflictionnoun

   a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

3. afflictionnoun

   a cause of great suffering and distress

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afflictionnoun

   a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony

2. afflictionnoun

   the cause of such a state

3. Etymology: From afliction, from afflictio, from affligere. See afflict.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afflictionnoun

   Etymology: afflictio, Lat.

   1. The cause of pain or sorrow; calamity.

   To the flesh, as the Apostle himself granteth, all affliction is naturally grievous: therefore nature, which causeth fear, teacheth to pray against all adversity. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 48.

   We’ll bring you to Windsor, to one Mr. Brook, that you have cozened of money; I think, to repay that money will be a biting affliction. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   2. The state of sorrowfulness; misery: opposed to prosperity.

   Besides you know,
   Prosperity’s the very bond of love,
   Whose fresh complexion, and whose heart together
   Affliction alters. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   Where shall we find the man that bears affliction,
   Great and majestic in his griefs, like Cato? Joseph Addison, Cato.

   Some virtues are only seen in affliction, and some in prosperity. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 257.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. affliction

   Affliction is a state of pain, distress, suffering or hardship that someone or something is experiencing. This can involve physical or mental discomfort or trouble, often due to an illness, a certain condition, or an adverse circumstance. The term can also refer to the cause of such pain or suffering.

2. affliction

   Affliction is a condition of pain, suffering, distress, or hardship that significantly affects an individual's life. This could be due to a physical illness, emotional turmoil, or other challenging situations. It's often used in a context where the suffering is severe, long-term, or deeply impactful to the person's life.

3. affliction

   Affliction is a state of pain, suffering, distress, or hardship often caused by a physical or mental condition. It can also refer to an event or circumstance causing such suffering or hardship.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afflictionnoun

   the cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief

2. Afflictionnoun

   the state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Affliction

   Affliction is an American drama film produced in 1997, written and directed by Paul Schrader from the novel by Russell Banks. It stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn and Willem Dafoe. Affliction tells the story of Wade Whitehouse, a small-town policeman in New Hampshire. Detached from the people around him, including a dominating father and a divorced wife, he becomes obsessed with the solving of a fatal hunting accident, leading to a series of tragic events.

Matched Categories

1. • Adversity
   • Ill Health
   • Trouble

How to pronounce affliction?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say affliction in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of affliction in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of affliction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of affliction in a Sentence

1. John Bunyan:

   Nothing can render affliction so insupportable as the load of sin. Would you then be fitted for afflictions? Be sure to get the burden of your sins laid aside, and then what affliction soever you may meet with will be very easy to you.

2. John Donne:

   Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.

3. Simone Weil:

   Affliction hardens and discourages us because, like a red hot iron, it stamps the soul to its very depths with the scorn, the disgust, and even the self-hatred and sense of guilt that crime logically should produce but actually does not.”

4. Charles Haddon Spurgeon:

   The Lord gets His best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

5. Claudia Bivins:

   It still weighs me down, the flag represents racism, slavery and affliction.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=affliction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Affliction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=affliction
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affliction
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=affliction