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TOEFL BNC: 18812 COCA: 13678

affliction

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
affliction ˈflɪkʃən/ noun
plural afflictions
affliction
ˈflɪkʃən/
noun
plural afflictions
Learner's definition of AFFLICTION
formal
[count] : something (such as a disease) that causes pain or suffering病痛;痛苦
[noncount] : the state of being affected by something that causes suffering苦恼;折磨
TOEFL BNC: 18812 COCA: 13678

affliction

noun

af·​flic·​tion ə-ˈflik-shən How to pronounce affliction (audio)
1
: a cause of persistent pain or distress
a mysterious affliction
2
: great suffering
felt empathy with their affliction
3
: the state of being afflicted by something that causes suffering
her affliction with polio

Example Sentences

She lost her sight and is now learning to live with her affliction. He died from a mysterious affliction.
Recent Examples on the Web Agoraphobia may be foreign to some people, but Efron's not the only celebrity who suffers from the affliction. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2022 Inside the walls of these dim and deafening hangars, yoked to machines where she was condemned to repeat the same motions countless times, Weil discovered le malheur, or affliction. Robert Zaretsky, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 Some symptoms may appear to be COVID-related but may be caused by another affliction, Flynn said, and a person's physician can help sort through them. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2022 But new research on human remains from a friary buried below the University of Cambridge shows that the monks suffered greatly from a gastrointestinal affliction—worms. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 In the world of placenta pathology, a new affliction is unusual, especially one so dramatic in presentation and so devastating in effect. Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2022 Many World War II veterans suffered from combat fatigue, long before post-traumatic stress disorder was diagnosed as an affliction in 1980. Fox News, 5 Aug. 2022 What is clear is that the town’s affliction is not only accepted but cherished. Suzanne Berne, Washington Post, 27 June 2022 In what way is erotic ardor an intellectual affliction? Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English affliccioun "misery, distress, self-inflicted pain," borrowed from Anglo-French afflicion, borrowed from Late Latin afflīctiōn-, afflīctiō, from Latin afflīgere "to afflict" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of affliction was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 18812 COCA: 13678

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