affliction
[noun]
Synonyms: suffering, adversity, curse, disease, hardship, misfortune, ordeal, plague, scourge, torment, trial, trouble, woe

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Antonyms: consolation, solace
Contrasted words: alleviation, assuagement, easement, relief
Related Words: mischance, mishap

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af‧flic‧tion /əˈflɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable] formal
something that causes pain or suffering, especially a medical condition:
the afflictions of old age

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