Affliction
Affliction noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Usage example: cronyism and corruption are afflictions on the body politic
Disability is a synonym for affliction. In some cases you can use "Disability" instead a noun "Affliction".
Disability
Disability noun - The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.
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Synonyms for Disability
Affliction is a synonym for disability in condition topic. You can use "Affliction" instead a noun "Disability", if it concerns topics such as handicap, disadvantage.
Nearby Words: disabled, disablement
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- malady and affliction
- malady and disability
- disorder and affliction
- disorder and disability
- ailment and affliction
- ailment and disability
- complaint and affliction
- complaint and disability
- disease and affliction
- disease and disability
- illness and affliction
- illness and disability
- indisposition and affliction
- indisposition and disability
How words are described
| physical | physical affliction | physical disability |
| rare | rare affliction | rare disability |
| exact | exact affliction | exact disability |
| actual | actual affliction | actual disability |
| Other adjectives: severe, main, permanent, mental, temporary, incurable, resulting, magical, crippling, genetic, lifelong, neurological, degenerative. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Hiding the Handicap is when a character with a disability or other type of affliction chooses to hide that fact.
Source: Hiding the Handicap
Cite this Source
Disability and Affliction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/disability
Affliction & Disability. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/disability>.
Disability or Affliction. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/disability.
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