affliction
Noun
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A state of great suffering and distress due to adversity (synset 114500926)
subtypes: cross, crown of thorns - any affliction that causes great suffering
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A condition of suffering or distress due to ill health (synset 114236681)
is a type of: health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without painsubtypes: deformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
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A cause of great suffering and distress (synset 107319852)
is a type of: trouble - an event causing distress or painsubtypes:
- calvary, martyrdom - any experience that causes intense suffering
- trial, tribulation, visitation - an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- curse, torment - a severe affliction
- attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
- bane, curse, nemesis, scourge - something causing misery or death
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