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nouna cause of great suffering and distresstype of:
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nouna condition of suffering or distress due to ill healthtype of:
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nouna state of great suffering and distress due to adversitytype of:
Definition that contains affliction
- job a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
- job any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing
- job a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
- cross any affliction that causes great suffering
- suffering misery resulting from affliction
- curse a severe affliction
- comfort the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
- misery a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
- haunted showing emotional affliction or disquiet
- troubled characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need