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as in distress
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 sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
felt such great affliction over the destruction of the beautiful old home
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as in curse
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 injury
something that causes loss or pain
cronyism and corruption are afflictions on the body politic
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Recent Examples of affliction
What Lane discovered is one symptom of an affliction in the benefits system that impacts about 3.5 million American employees out of work for a behavioral health disability.
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Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
According to a 2023 study published in Frontiers in Psychology, workplace gaslighting consists of harmful behavior by supervisors involving trivialization, downplaying employee concerns, and affliction, causing emotional distress.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Many of his films deal with outsiders, often with some sort of affliction.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
Three out of four members of Modern Moxie have been overtaken by this affliction.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
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Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
According to a 2023 study published in Frontiers in Psychology, workplace gaslighting consists of harmful behavior by supervisors involving trivialization, downplaying employee concerns, and affliction, causing emotional distress.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Many of his films deal with outsiders, often with some sort of affliction.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
Three out of four members of Modern Moxie have been overtaken by this affliction.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affliction
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But animal rights campaigners and pet owners have long complained that the noise causes extreme distress to animals.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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And even 12 years after the storm, a study of survivors reported elevated levels of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms compared to the general population.Bill Frist, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Johnny Rockets Drown any potential sorrows in a free milkshake with an in-store purchase.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many of those recollections contain notes of sorrow.Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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Regardless of whether one sees it as a triumph or a curse, there is no reason to expect that low fertility will be reversed in any major way.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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Just one episode after breaking her family’s curse, Alice lies dead on the ground, and the witches—and especially Teen—are not happy.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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The book tells of two children in an unnamed village who decide, against the advice of their parents, to seek out a demon that has taken all the animals away.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Regan becomes possessed by a demon after playing with an Ouija board, and her mother, played by Ellen Burstyn, tries to save her from its grip.Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Those who used the LEDs had a 40 percent improvement in musculoskeletal injuries and 50 percent faster healing for lacerations over the control group.Nena Farrell, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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Rapp added that the charges are largely based on the extent of the injuries and discount any other suspect or possible scenario.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Compared to the agony and the ecstasy on display in McQueen’s extraordinary Small Axe compilation, which celebrated the United Kingdom’s diaspora culture while forcing the country to reckon with its institutionally racist past, this might seem like weak tea.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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The movie One of the darkest true stories on this list, An American Crime never undersells or soft-pedals the ceaseless agony of Likens’ ordeal.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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This is just one of the many outer depictions of her inner anguish.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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The judge read on as Reuss described his anguish at being denied his vocation.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran has been one of Russia’s few staunch allies throughout the war against Ukraine, but Tehran now faces the strain of indirectly fighting its nemesis Israel on two fronts.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, Khaleda Zia, leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Hasina’s longtime nemesis, was released from house arrest, and a ban was rescinded on Bangladesh’s main Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami.Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Affliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affliction. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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