Synonyms of afflictions

afflictions

noun

plural of affliction

1

as in distresses

a state of great suffering of body or mind

she listened with deep affliction as her daughter told her about the latest trouble she was in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distresses
• pains
• agonies
• miseries
• anguishes
• torments
• tribulations
• woes
• tortures
• straits
• discomforts
• sorrows
• pangs
• travails
• hurts
• hardships
• racks
• dangers
• troubles
• excruciations
• heartbreaks
• heartaches
• difficulties
• emergencies
• aches
• crucibles
• trials
• rigors
• asperities
• crosses
• stitches
• throes
• jeopardies
• twinges
• pinches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consolations
• comforts
• solaces
• alleviations
• eases
• reliefs
• securities
• assuagements
• peaces
• well-beings

2

as in curses

a source of harm or misfortune

alcohol has been his affliction ever since he took his first drink at the age of 12

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curses
• threats
• banes
• nemeses
• scourges
• dangers
• menaces
• risks
• hazards
• perils
• troubles
• pitfalls
• snags
• jinxes
• hoodoos
• booby traps
• hexes
• catches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• benefits
• goods
• blessings
• advantages
• gifts
• windfalls
• aids
• help
• felicities
• reliefs
• consolations
• supports
• comforts
• boons
• pleasures
• joys
• assistances
• godsends
• delights
• mannas
• securities
• solaces
• defenses
• safeguards
• protections
• shields
• guards
• safeties
• armors

3

as in demons

a source of persistent emotional distress

suffered from afflictions that only a professional therapist could deal with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demons
• terrors
• torments
• daemons
• hang-ups
• bogies
• bugaboos
• bugbears
• ogres
• hobgoblins
• bogeys
• bêtes noires

4

as in injuries

something that causes loss or pain

cronyism and corruption are afflictions on the body politic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injuries
• damages
• harms
• detriments
• hurts
• injustices
• offences
• indignities
• insults
• disabilities
• outrages
• affronts
• wrongs
• impairments
• wounds
• lesions
• disfigurements
• mayhem
• beatings
• mutilations
• offenses
• swellings
• scars
• darts
• disablements
• disservices
• abrasions
• bruises
• contusions
• scratches
• strains
• ruptures
• lacerations
• burns
• defacements
• gashes
• concussions
• scalds
• scrapes
• bumps
• boo-boos
• sears
• cuts
• chafes
• scathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recoveries
• remedies
• cures
• fixes