aflicció

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aflicció f (plural afliccions)

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

Usage notes

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

References

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

Further reading

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