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affliction

Definitions of affliction
  1. noun
    an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
    synonyms: châtiment, épreuve
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    types:
    enfer, feu
    a severe trial
    type of:
    catastrophe, malheur
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  2. noun
    sadness caused by grief or affliction
    synonyms: mélancolie
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    type of:
    tristesse
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
  3. noun
    intense mournfulness
    synonyms: tristesse
  4. noun
    a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
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    types:
    difformité, malformation
    an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
    type of:
    problème de santé
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
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