affliction
Example Sentences
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I fear we are turning out the most confused generation, with an affliction of contradiction.
It took an appeal to members of Congress to have her combat service acknowledged, and only then was she able to begin treatment for her traumatic brain injury and other afflictions.
From Washington Post
The children have their own afflictions, as does the husband-to-be, all shared in a polyphony of severed tongues.
From Los Angeles Times
But he says there’s a co-conspirator: an affliction known as election fraud.
From Washington Post
I’ve long sympathized with these writers because I share their affliction.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
