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Affliction

Noun

Sense 1: A state or condition of great suffering, pain, distress, or hardship.

Example Sentence: The loss of his job was an afflication that affected his entire family.

Noun

Sense 2: Something that causes suffering, distress, or affliction.

Example Sentence: Poverty is a prevalent afflication in many developing countries.

Noun

Sense 3: The experience of being affected by a disease or medical condition.

Example Sentence: Cancer patients bravely face the physical and emotional afflication of their illness.

Verb

Sense 1: To cause suffering, distress, or hardship upon someone or something.

Example Sentence: The war continues to afflicate the lives of innocent civilians.