affliction

af·flic·tion

noun \ə-ˈflik-shən\

Definition of AFFLICTION

1

: the state of being afflicted

2

: the cause of persistent pain or distress

3

: great suffering

Examples of AFFLICTION

1. She lost her sight and is now learning to live with her affliction.
2. He died from a mysterious affliction.

First Known Use of AFFLICTION

14th century

Related to AFFLICTION

Synonyms: distress, agony, anguish, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe

Antonyms: blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness

Related Words: discomfort; cross, crucible, trial; heartache, heartbreak, joylessness, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness; emergency, pinch; asperity, difficulty, hardship, rigor; ache, pang, smarting, soreness, stitch, throe, twinge; danger, jeopardy, trouble

Near Antonyms: comfort, consolation, solace; alleviation, assuagement, ease, relief; peace, security; well-being

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Rhymes with AFFLICTION

addiction, confliction, constriction, conviction, depiction, eviction, indiction, infliction, nonfiction, prediction, reliction, restriction, transfixion