- affliction - a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
--1 is a kind of adversity, hardship, hard knocks
--1 has particulars: cross, crown of thornsDerived forms: verb afflict1, verb afflict2 - affliction - a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
--2 is a kind of ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
--2 has particulars: deformity, malformation, misshapennessDerived form: verb afflict3 - affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress
--3 is a kind of trouble
--3 has particulars:calvary, martyrdom; trial, tribulation, visitation; curse, torment; attack; bane, curse, scourge, nemesis Derived form: verb afflict1