affliction

🇺🇸 /əˈflɪkʃn/ 🇬🇧 /əˈflɪkʃn/
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noun
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A problem or illness that makes you suffer.

He talked about his blindness as an affliction that he had to deal with.

translation

n. A problem or illness that makes you suffer.

Word Forms

Plural afflictions