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as in distresses
a state of great suffering of body or mind
she listened with deep affliction as her daughter told her about the latest trouble she was in
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as in curses
a source of harm or misfortune
alcohol has been his affliction ever since he took his first drink at the age of 12
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as in injuries
something that causes loss or pain
cronyism and corruption are afflictions on the body politic
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Recent Examples of afflictions
This is the greatest of my afflictions.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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There were no more breakfast meetings or lunch appointments—just an eerie quiet as many of my business connections went into survival mode, battling the financial demons that were dragging their companies into the abyss.B.D. Dalton, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Instead of fearing this feeling and running from it, use this month as a great opportunity to face your inner demons head-on as the Devil card arrives.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
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Herbert said Bates was treated at an area hospital for scalp injuries, released the same day and taken to jail.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Reddish was sidelined multiple times last season because of right ankle injuries.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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While not identifying any specific or credible threats to the United States, the advisory comes ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel and calls by foreign terrorist groups for violence against the West, the agencies said.Josh Campbell, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Other than to note that students had made threats of bodily harm against the classmate, Surprise police spokesperson Sgt.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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The real terrors are kept outside, on this notoriously hellish stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Film fanatics might recall the lurking terrors in 1997’s Campfire Tales or the budding romance of two college grads in 2004’s Perfect Opposites.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Afflictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afflictions. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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