English noun: affliction |
1. | affliction (state) a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | adversity, hard knocks, hardship |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cross, crown of thorns |
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2. | affliction (state) a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health |
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| Broader (hypernym) | health problem, ill health, unhealthiness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | deformity, malformation, misshapenness |
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3. | affliction (event) a cause of great suffering and distress |
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| Broader (hypernym) | trouble |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | attack, bane, calvary, curse, curse, martyrdom, nemesis, scourge, torment, trial, tribulation, visitation |
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