affliction
affliction [ uh'-FLIK-shuh'n ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. a condition or the cause of pain and suffering 2. grief or distress 3. a state of physical or mental distress | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Most of the villagers believed that their afflictions were the result of having done something that displeased their deity. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, is actually a collection of diseases and conditions, not one particular affliction. |
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