AFFLICTION - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
Categories: Adversity, Hardship, Hard knocks
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
Categories: Ill health, Unhealthiness, Health problem
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
a cause of great suffering and distress
Categories: Trouble
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "affliction" comes from Latin afflictio. It started in Old French afliction. Then it appeared in Middle English affliction.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.