affliction

af·flic·tion  (-flkshn)

n.

1. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress. See Synonyms at trial.

2. A cause of pain, suffering, or distress. See Synonyms at burden¹.

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affliction [əˈflɪkʃən]

n

1. a condition of great distress, pain, or suffering

2. something responsible for physical or mental suffering, such as a disease, grief, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affliction - a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity adversity, hard knocks, hardship - a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" crown of thorns, cross - any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
	2.	affliction - a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain deformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
	3.	affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" calvary, martyrdom - any experience that causes intense suffering tribulation, visitation, trial - an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" curse, torment - a severe affliction attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" bane, nemesis, scourge, curse - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"

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affliction

noun misfortune, suffering, trouble, trial, disease, pain, distress, grief, misery, plague, curse, ordeal, sickness, torment, hardship, sorrow, woe, adversity, calamity, scourge, tribulation, wretchedness Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.

Translations

affliction [əˈflɪkʃən] N

1. (= suffering) → aflicción f, congoja f

2. (bodily) → mal m
the afflictions of old age → los achaques de la vejez

3. (= misfortune) → desgracia f, infortunio m
it's a terrible affliction → es una desgracia tremenda

affliction [əˈflɪkʃ^ən] n → affliction f

affliction

n

(= distress) → Not f, → Bedrängnis f; (= pain) → Leiden pl, → Schmerzen pl

(= cause of suffering, blindness etc) → Gebrechen nt; (illness) → Beschwerde f; (worry) → Sorge f; the afflictions of old age → Altersbeschwerden pl; the government is itself the nation’s greatest affliction → die Regierung ist selbst die größte Last für das Volk

affliction [əˈflɪkʃ/ən] n (suffering) → afflizione f, sofferenza; (bodily) → infermità f inv