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affliction definition

af·flic·tion (ə flik′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an afflicted condition; pain; suffering
  2. anything causing pain or distress; calamity

Etymology: ME affliccion < OFr affliction < L afflictio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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