afflictionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/əˈflɪk.ʃən/us/əˈflɪk.ʃən/formalsomething that makes you suffer:
Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experiencing and suffering
- afflict
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a martyr to sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be devoured by sth idiom
- be/fall prey to sth idiom
- get the short end of the stick idiom
- go through sth
- grip
- hands-on
- hold
- hold on
- ride
- run into sth
- sample
- seat
- sense
- underwent
- ups and downs
- writhe
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