affliction

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˈflɪkʃən/ UK /əˈflɪkʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a cause of persistent pain, distress, or suffering

Arthritis was the chief affliction of his later years.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a cause of persistent pain,... suffering distress misery trouble torment tribulation scourge hardship

Opposites

comfort relief solace blessing consolation

Word family

Related forms afflictafflictiveinflict

Etymology

From Old French affliction, from Latin afflictio, from affligere ('to dash down, distress'), from ad ('to') + fligere ('to strike').

afflictio Latin fligere Latin

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# affliction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** əˈflɪkʃən
**IPA (UK):** əˈflɪkʃən

## Meanings
1. a cause of persistent pain, distress, or suffering

## Examples
- Arthritis was the chief affliction of his later years.

## Synonyms
- suffering
- distress
- misery
- trouble
- torment
- tribulation
- scourge
- hardship

## Antonyms
- comfort
- relief
- solace
- blessing
- consolation

## Related Forms
- afflict
- afflictive
- inflict

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: afflictio
- Root: fligere

## Etymology
From Old French affliction, from Latin afflictio, from affligere ('to dash down, distress'), from ad ('to') + fligere ('to strike').

## AI Etymology
Affliction is from Old French affliction, from Latin afflictio, from affligere ('to dash down, distress'), from ad ('to') + fligere ('to strike'). In present-day use, it means a cause of persistent pain, distress, or suffering. Related vocabulary includes afflict, afflictive, and inflict.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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