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Meaning of Affliction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈflɪk.ʃən

Definitions

  1. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
  2. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.

Equivalents

العربية ابتلاء الألم حلول كسر
Български бо́лка
Bosanski bela bela strast горе
Esperanto aflikto
Français affliction détresse
Gaeilge angar doilíos galar
Gàidhlig èislean pianadh
Galego achaque acoro alifafe anoto
עברית עוני
Hrvatski bela bela strast горе
Հայերեն վիշտ
Italiano afflizione
日本語 難渋
Kurdî bêla bela bela bela keder
Македонски болка мака страдање тешкотија
Bahasa Melayu kepayahan
Nederlands aandoening kwelling lijden pijn
Português aflição
Српски bela bela strast горе
Türkçe bela dert ızdırap keder üzme

Examples

“BEAT on, proud billows; Boreas blow; / Swell, curled waves, high as Jove's roof; / Your incivility doth ſhow, / That innocence is tempeſt proof; / Though ſurly Nereus frown, my thoughts are calm; / Then ſtrike, Affliction, for thy wounds are balm. [Attributed to Roger L'Estrange (1616–1704).]”
“She wore a man's long ulster (not as if it were an affliction, but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier) [...]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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