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affliction(dictionary)

affliction (iou)



affliction noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin afflictio(n-), from afflict-: see AFFLICT verb, -ION.]
The infliction of grievous pain or trouble; self-mortification. ME-E17.
The state of being afflicted; misery, distress. LME.
A pain, a calamity; a cause of misery or distress. LME.