affliction
nounEtymology
From Middle English affliction, affliccioun, from Old French afliction, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem, from affligere, whence English afflict.
- derived from afflictio
- derived from afliction
- inherited from affliction
Definitions
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
- She wore a man's long ulster (not as if it were an affliction, but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier) [...]
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at affliction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at affliction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at affliction
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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