affliction
noun
a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery.
afflictions
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pluralof affliction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The boys laugh at her afflictions, but the smile turns to shame when she later shows up at the Waldrop home begging forgiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
If Resurrection Church is famed in Catholic and activist circles across Southern California, it’s because parishioners over the decades have had to deal with afflictions on the level of Job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Now that they are defanged, these countries’ remaining afflictions don’t threaten Americans or occupy the attention of senior U.S. national security officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
But to experience divine visions through the mortal body came at great physical cost, often in the form of seizures, migraines and other afflictions.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
But the most terrible of the afflictions were men and women with leprosy.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
