affliction

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English affliction, affliccioun, from Old French afliction, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem (“pain, suffering, torment”), from Latin afflīctō (“to damage, harass, torment”), from ad- +‎ flīctus, past participle of afflīgō (“strike, beat”), from ad- +‎ flīgō (“strike”) (whence af-). By surface analysis, afflict +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈflɪk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪkʃən Hyphenation: af‧flic‧tion === Noun === affliction (countable and uncountable, plural afflictions) A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French afliction, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.flik.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === affliction f (plural afflictions) (countable and uncountable) affliction ==== Related terms ==== === References === “affliction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012