aflicción

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish aflicion~affliccion, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem. The modern word could also have been reborrowed from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /afliɡˈθjon/ [a.fliɣ̞ˈθjõn] (Spain) IPA(key): /afliɡˈsjon/ [a.fliɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -on Syllabification: a‧flic‧ción === Noun === aflicción f (plural aflicciones) affliction sorrow Synonyms: dolor, pesadumbre ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aflicción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025