What is another word for affliction?
550 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɐflˈɪkʃən], [ ɐflˈɪkʃən], [ ɐ_f_l_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for affliction:- adversity (noun)
- affliction (noun)
- aggravation (noun)
- bane (noun)
- blight (noun)
- blow (noun)
- burden (noun)
- calamity (noun)
- care (noun)
- catastrophe (noun)
- damage (noun)
- disability (noun)
- disaster (noun)
- disease (noun)
- disorder (noun)
- distemper (noun)
- distress (noun)
- event (noun)
- evil (noun)
- grief (noun)
- grievance (noun)
- gripe (noun)
- handicap (noun)
- haplessness (noun)
- hardship (noun)
- heartache (noun)
- heartbreak (noun)
- hell (noun)
- hurt condition; something that causes hurt (noun)
- ill (noun)
- illness (noun)
- indisposition (noun)
- infirmity (noun)
- injury (noun)
- injury, loss (noun)
- insubstantiality (noun)
- living hell (noun)
- martyrdom (noun)
- millstone (noun)
- misery (noun)
- misfortune (noun)
- misfortune/mishap (noun)
- neurosis (noun)
- ordeal (noun)
- pain (noun)
- perdition (noun)
- plague (noun)
- pressure (noun)
- punishment (noun)
- rebuke (noun)
- regret (noun)
- reverse (noun)
- rigor (noun)
- sickness (noun)
- sorrow (noun)
- stress (noun)
- suffering (noun)
- torment (noun)
- torture (noun)
- tragedy (noun)
- trial (noun)
- tribulation (noun)
- undoing (noun)
- unfortunateness (noun)
- unluckiness (noun)
- unsoundness (noun)
- unsubstantiality (noun)
- untowardness (noun)
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Synonyms for Affliction:
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- necessity,
- a tall order,
- task,
- mare,
- the elephant in the room,
- chore,
- struggle,
- happy,
- the impossible.
- difficulty,
- dolor,
- poorness,
- bad luck,
- hard times,
- rainy day,
- casualty,
- misadventure,
- destitution,
- peril,
- contretemps,
- poverty,
- mishap.
- thorn one side,
- weary loads,
- thorn one's side,
- herculean tasks,
- ball chain,
- thorn in one side,
- thorn side,
- thorn in ones side,
- excess baggages,
- thorn ones side.
- dis-mays,
- fore-boding,
- dis-composure,
- dis composure,
- un-easinesses,
- dis-composures,
- un happinesses,
- dis-quiets,
- dis-quiet,
- dis composures,
- un easinesses,
- fore-bodings,
- un-easiness,
- un-happiness,
- dis quiet,
- un happiness,
- dis quiets,
- fore boding,
- dis-may,
- fore bodings,
- dis mays,
- un easiness,
- un-happinesses,
- fretfulnesses,
- dis may,
- mis giving,
- mis-giving.
- in experiences,
- in-experience,
- in-validity,
- dis-qualifications,
- in capacities,
- in-capacities,
- dis qualification,
- un-fitness,
- in-competency,
- in validities,
- in-capacity,
- dis qualifications,
- in competencies,
- un fitnesses,
- un-fitnesses,
- un fitness,
- in-experiences,
- in capacity,
- in experience,
- in-competencies,
- dis-qualification,
- in-validities,
- in validity,
- in competency.
- dis tresses,
- dis tress,
- dis-comfort,
- dis quietude,
- dis-tresses,
- dis-comforts,
- dis-tress,
- unconsolabilities,
- dis comforts,
- dis-quietudes,
- dis-quietude,
- worriments,
- dis comfort,
- dis quietudes.
- infamy,
- Knaveries,
- Peccancy,
- diabolism,
- sinfulness,
- knavery,
- criminalities,
- vileness,
- criminality,
- diabolisms,
- looseness,
- obscenity.
- in felicities,
- in-felicity,
- in felicity,
- re morses,
- deplorings,
- re-morse,
- be-moaning,
- bemoanings,
- re morse,
- be-wailing,
- re pining,
- repinings,
- be wailing,
- re-pining,
- lamentings,
- bewailings,
- in-felicities,
- be moaning,
- re-morses.
- hell fire,
- place of torment,
- hell-fire,
- underworld,
- infernal region,
- living hell,
- lower world,
- everlasting fire,
- perdition,
- infernal regions.
- re lapse,
- poor healths,
- re lapses,
- flus,
- what's going arounds,
- re-lapse,
- what going arounds,
- whats going around,
- failing healths,
- what going around,
- re-lapses,
- whats going arounds,
- ailings,
- ill healths.
- dis-inclination,
- un willingness,
- un willingnesses,
- dis inclinations,
- in-disposition,
- dis-inclinations,
- un-willingnesses,
- in-dispositions,
- dis inclination,
- un-willingness,
- in disposition,
- in dispositions.
- un-healthinesses,
- un-wellness,
- unwellnesses,
- unhealthinesses,
- un wellnesses,
- un-healthiness,
- un wellness,
- un-wellnesses,
- sicklinesses,
- un healthinesses,
- un healthiness.
- de-formation,
- in-dignities,
- in-dignity,
- de formations,
- in juries,
- de-formations,
- in-jury,
- in jury,
- de formation,
- in-juries,
- in dignities,
- in dignity.
- in-convenience,
- in-conveniences,
- stroke bad luck,
- mis-fortunes,
- dis-advantages,
- in conveniences,
- dis-advantage,
- mis fortunes,
- casualities,
- dis advantages,
- dis advantage.
- in-sanity,
- in-stabilities,
- psychological disorders,
- neurasthenias,
- in stability,
- in-sanities,
- in stabilities,
- in-stability,
- crack ups,
- in sanity,
- in sanities.
- hurt,
- cramp,
- throe,
- throb,
- smarting,
- ache,
- bite,
- pang,
- Back Ache,
- infliction,
- painfulness,
- stab,
- chafing,
- stitch,
- bruise,
- wound,
- sore,
- irritation,
- sting,
- malaise,
- crick,
- burn,
- wrench,
- discomfort,
- Migraine,
- rack,
- earache,
- spasm.
- fine,
- persecution,
- discipline,
- correction,
- punishment,
- execution,
- retribution,
- imprisonment,
- chastisement,
- crucifixion,
- sentence,
- forfeiture,
- price,
- castigation,
- reprisal,
- confinement,
- payment,
- verdict,
- revenge,
- incarceration.
- ex postulation,
- chewing-outs,
- dis-approval,
- re monstrances,
- ex-postulations,
- re monstrance,
- dressingdown,
- kick the teeth,
- re-monstrance,
- tongue lashing,
- re buff,
- reprovals,
- upbraidings,
- be-ratings,
- re-prehension,
- re prehension,
- goingover,
- re-pulses,
- up braiding,
- re-monstrances,
- tellingoff,
- re buffs,
- bawlingouts,
- be rating,
- be ratings,
- tonguelashing,
- dis-approvals,
- re-buffs,
- talking tos,
- bawlingout,
- chewingout,
- earfuls,
- telling offs,
- talkingtos,
- dis approvals,
- tellingoffs,
- dis approval,
- re-prehensions,
- up braidings,
- talking-tos,
- re prehensions,
- ex postulations,
- telling-offs,
- slap face,
- bawling-outs,
- chewingouts,
- bawling outs,
- chewing outs,
- ex-postulation,
- beratings,
- re pulses,
- kick teeth,
- talkingto,
- up-braidings,
- be-rating,
- up-braiding.
- in-clemencies,
- in-clemency,
- traditionalisms,
- in clemencies,
- in-flexibilities,
- in tolerances,
- in clemency,
- in-flexibility,
- in flexibility,
- in-tolerances,
- in flexibilities,
- in tolerance,
- in-tolerance.
- un healthfulnesses,
- un healthfulness,
- un-healthfulness,
- unhealthfulnesses,
- queasinesses,
- un-healthfulnesses.
- mis trusts,
- ex-tension,
- pro tractions,
- over extension,
- apprehensivenesses,
- tensenesses,
- ex-tensions,
- pro-tractions,
- over-extensions,
- over extensions,
- in tensity,
- mis trust,
- ex tension,
- pro traction,
- nervous tensions,
- tensities,
- tautnesses,
- over-extension,
- in-tensity,
- mis-trust,
- tightnesses,
- pro-traction.
- dis-graces,
- de-stroyers,
- sub-versions,
- sub-version,
- over turns,
- bad omen,
- bad omens,
- over throw,
- un-doings,
- mis calculation,
- mis-calculations,
- over-turn,
- de-stroyer,
- sub versions,
- de stroyer,
- un doing,
- over-throw,
- mis steps,
- sub version,
- mis-calculation,
- dis grace,
- de stroyers,
- un doings,
- dis graces,
- un-doing,
- over throws,
- dis-grace,
- over-throws.
Other synonyms:
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- gloom.
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- help.
Paraphrases for Affliction:
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Forward Entailment
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
illness, disease, infection, sorrow, grief, misfortune, impairment, calamity, plight, disability, disorder.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
Antonyms for Affliction:
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n.
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affliction
comfort, solace, blessing, consolation.
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hurt condition; something that causes hurt
delight, boon, happiness, pleasure, joy, relief, profit, peace, health, cheer, calm, encouragement, good luck, advantage, good fortune, aid, good health, well-being, contentment, help, benefit.
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Other antonyms:
exultation, cure, enjoyment, guard, gayness, good, exhilaration, gladsomeness, jollity, recovery, glee, jubilation, shield, cheerfulness, joyfulness, sunniness, gift, joyousness, rapturousness, joviality, protection, gleefulness, assuagement, blessedness, bliss, remedy, euphoria, humor, merriment, assistance, defense, exuberance, mirthfulness, mirth, elation, rapture, ecstasy, support, safeguard, Elatedness, healing, fix, optimism, lightheartedness, armor, ease, alleviation, contentedness, gaiety, content, hopefulness, gladness, merrymaking, security, blissfulness, safety.
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affliction
Homophones for Affliction:
Hypernym for Affliction:
n.
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event
scourge, torment, visitation, tribulation, martyrdom, nemesis, curse, trial, attack, calvary, bane.
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state
crown of thorns, cross, deformity, misshapenness, malformation.
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event
Hyponym for Affliction:
n.
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event
trouble.
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state
health problem, hardship, ill health, hard knocks, adversity, unhealthiness.
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event