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An affliction is a curse to bear or something that causes agony, suffering, or great pain. Actually being in agony and suffering great pain is also affliction. (noun)

An example of an affliction would be a diagnosis of a fatal illness.
An example of an affliction is the process of going through chemotherapy.

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