affliction
/əˈflɪkʃn/noun
उच्चारण अफ़्लिक्शन
कष्ट, पीड़ा, विपत्ति
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noun
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[U, C] formal
pain and suffering or something that causes it
कष्ट, पीड़ा, विपत्ति
- Blindness is a terrible affliction.
- help for people in affliction
- Poor eyesight can be a great affliction for a young reader.
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- The volunteers brought food to families in affliction after the floods.
- She bore her affliction with courage and good humour.
◇Word family
afflict verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
af·flic·tion
?Which word?
Keep the suffering words together: affliction, adversity (a difficult situation), tribulation (a cause of great trouble), misery, ordeal (a very unpleasant experience).
कष्ट के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: affliction, adversity (कठिन स्थिति), tribulation (बड़ी परेशानी का कारण), misery, ordeal (बहुत अप्रिय अनुभव)।
§Grammar and usage
Be afflicted with or by sth ('afflicted with arthritis').
Be afflicted with या by sth का अर्थ है किसी बीमारी या परेशानी से पीड़ित होना, जैसे 'afflicted with arthritis' (गठिया से पीड़ित)। यहाँ afflicted के बाद with या by आता है।