affliction[noun]Synonyms: suffering, adversity, curse, disease, hardship, misfortune, ordeal, plague, scourge, torment, trial, trouble, woe
Antonyms: consolation, solace
Contrasted words: alleviation, assuagement, easement, relief
Related Words: mischance,
mishap [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
af‧flic‧tion /əˈflɪkʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] formal something that causes pain or suffering, especially a medical condition:
the afflictions of old age [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲