Affliction
Affliction noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Mental illness and affliction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mental illness" instead a noun "Affliction".
Mental illness
Mental illness noun - Any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention.
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Synonyms for Mental illness
Affliction and mental illness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affliction" instead a noun phrase "Mental illness".
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Mental illness and Affliction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/mental_illness
Affliction & Mental illness. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/mental_illness>.
Mental illness or Affliction. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/mental_illness.
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