Definition for Affliction:

• Distress or its cause.

Synonyms for Affliction:

• n.

  •
  • condition,
  • epidemic,
  • complaint.
  •
  • mare,
  • happy,
  • necessity,
  • task,
  • chore,
  • struggle.
  •
  • heavy,
  • over,
  • cross.
  •adversity (noun)
  • difficulty,
  • dolor,
  • poorness,
  • bad luck,
  • hard times,
  • rainy day,
  • casualty,
  • misadventure,
  • destitution,
  • peril,
  • contretemps,
  • poverty,
  • mishap.
  •affliction (noun)
  • depression,
  • disease.
  •aggravation (noun)
  • headache.
  •bane (noun)
  • contagion,
  • cancer,
  • doom,
  • poison,
  • infection.
  •disease (noun)
  • malady.
  •evil (noun)
  • Peccancy.
  •hell (noun)
  • perdition,
  • living hell.
  •hurt condition; something that causes hurt (noun)
  • crux,
  • plight.
  •millstone (noun)
  • millstone.
  •pain (noun)
  • hurt,
  • pang,
  • crick,
  • ache,
  • wound,
  • discomfort,
  • throb,
  • irritation,
  • infliction,
  • bite,
  • sting,
  • rack,
  • throe,
  • wrench,
  • chafing,
  • stitch,
  • cramp,
  • malaise,
  • earache,
  • painfulness,
  • burn,
  • stab,
  • Migraine,
  • smarting,
  • bruise,
  • sore,
  • spasm.
  •punishment (noun)
  • fine,
  • persecution,
  • discipline,
  • correction,
  • punishment,
  • execution,
  • retribution,
  • imprisonment,
  • chastisement,
  • crucifixion,
  • sentence,
  • forfeiture,
  • price,
  • castigation,
  • reprisal,
  • confinement,
  • payment,
  • verdict,
  • revenge,
  • incarceration.
  •suffering (noun)
  • unhappiness,
  • tsoris,
  • ailment.
  •unsubstantiality (noun)
  • unsubstantiality.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • gloom.
  •
  • indisposition.

Paraphrases for Affliction:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    condition, trouble.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    illness, disease, infection, sorrow, grief, misfortune, impairment, calamity, plight, disability, disorder.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    scourge, infirmity, pain, curse, sickness, distress, suffering, misery, plague, malady, evil, ailment, unhappiness, woe.

Antonyms for Affliction:

• n.

  • affliction
    comfort, solace, blessing, consolation.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Homophones for Affliction:

• ablactation, application.

Hypernym for Affliction:

• n.

  • event
    scourge, torment, visitation, tribulation, martyrdom, nemesis, curse, trial, attack, calvary, bane.
  • state
    crown of thorns, cross, deformity, misshapenness, malformation.

Hyponym for Affliction:

• n.

  • event
    trouble.
  • state
    health problem, hardship, ill health, hard knocks, adversity, unhealthiness.