affliction

CEFRC2

/əˈflɪk.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A serious illness, problem, or cause of suffering.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.

Examples

  • A feast to one is an affliction to another.

  • That which is a feast to one is an affliction to another.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

More examples

In context

  • She wore a man's long ulster (not as if it were an affliction, but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier) [...]

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The chronic pain was a terrible blank that kept him from working.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English affliction, affliccioun, from Old French afliction, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem (“pain, suffering, torment”), from Latin afflīctō (“to damage, harass, torment”), from ad- + flīctus, past participle of afflīgō (“strike, beat”), from ad- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence af-). By surface analysis, afflict + -ion.