aflicció

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • aflecció (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

aflicció f (plural afliccions)

  1. affliction, suffering
    Synonyms: pena, patiment, dolor
  2. something causing affliction

Usage notes

  • can be understood as a state of physiological suffering or as a state of moral suffering, depending of the concrete usage context.

References

  • “aflicció” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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