Uk English Meaning of affliction

affliction

Other Uk English words related to affliction

synonyms

• agony
• anguish
• discomfort
• distress
• misery
• pain
• difficulty
• excruciating
• hardship
• hurt
• twinge
• rack
• Sadness
• Sorrow
• torment
• Torture
• labour
• tribulation
• woe
• Ache
• cross
• crucible
• danger
• emergency
• heartache
• Heartbreaking
• jeopardy
• Joylessness
• soreness
• Stitch
• strait(s)
• trial
• trouble
• twinge
• Unhappiness

antonyms

• alleviation
• Comfort
• Consolation
• ease
• relief<br>
• Security
• solace
• alleviation
• Peace
• wellbeing

Definitions and Meaning of affliction in English

Wordnet

affliction (n)

a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

a cause of great suffering and distress

Webster

affliction (n.)

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

The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.

FAQs About the word affliction

What is the Uk English meaning of the word affliction

affliction

What is the English meaning of the word affliction

a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity, a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health, a cause of great suffering and distressThe cau

What are the synonyms of the word affliction

agony,anguish,discomfort,distress,misery,pain,difficulty,excruciating,hardship,hurt

What are the antonyms of the word affliction

alleviation,Comfort,Consolation,ease,relief<br>,Security,solace,alleviation,Peace,wellbeing