Affliction
Affliction noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Usage example: felt such great affliction over the destruction of the beautiful old home
Sorrowfulness and affliction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorrowfulness" instead a noun "Affliction".
Sorrowfulness
Sorrowfulness noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Affliction and sorrowfulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affliction" instead a noun "Sorrowfulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and affliction
- sadness and sorrowfulness
- trouble and affliction
- trouble and sorrowfulness
- trial and affliction
- trial and sorrowfulness
- distress and affliction
- distress and sorrowfulness
- misfortune and affliction
- misfortune and sorrowfulness
- suffering and affliction
- suffering and sorrowfulness
- sorrow and affliction
- sorrow and sorrowfulness
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Sorrowfulness and Affliction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/sorrowfulness
Affliction & Sorrowfulness. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/sorrowfulness>.
Sorrowfulness or Affliction. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/sorrowfulness.
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