affliction

affliction n

see afflict, v.

  1. Trial; hardship; discontent; pain; poignancy; gloom; woe.
  2. Sorrow; grief; suffering.
  3. Agitation; tribulation; turmoil caused by sorrow.
  4. Death.
  5. Curse; burden; impediment; hindrance; encumbrance.
  6. Loss; emptiness; disappointment.