Plural of affliction; instances of suffering, pain, or persistent trouble, or the causes of such suffering.
From afflict via Old French affliction, from Latin afflictio. The -tion suffix creates an abstract noun. Pluralized with regular English -s.
The word 'afflictions' appears constantly in religious texts and literature—it's the go-to word for describing the struggles that define a character or test a person's faith in stories.
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