# affliction

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈflɪk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #24,975

## Definitions
1. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
2. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.

## Etymology
From Middle English affliction, affliccioun, from Old French afliction, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem, from affligere, whence English afflict.

## Easily confused with
- **affection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affection-vs-affliction)
- **affiliation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affiliation-vs-affliction)

## Common misspellings (14)
`affilction`, `afflcition`, `afflicction`, `affliciton`, `afflicsion`, `afflictino`, `afflictionn`, `afflictoin`, `afflicttion`, `afflitcion`, `afflliction`, `aflfiction`, `afliction`, `fafliction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/affliction