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affliction

af·flic·tion [ ə flíkshən ] (plural af·flic·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. distress: a condition of great physical or mental distress

2. cause of distress: something that causes great physical or mental distress

[14th century. Via Old French< Latin affliction-< afflict- (see afflict)]
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