Affliction

Affliction

An affliction is something which causes someone physical, mental, or emotional suffering.

Affliction is a title of several works of fiction:

Films
* Affliction (1997 film), a 1997 film based on the 1989 novel by Russell Banks.

Television
* "Affliction (Enterprise episode)", a fourth season episode of "Star Trek: Enterprise".

Music
* Afflicted, a Swedish death metal band.
* Affliction (band), a British alternative rock band.
* Affliction EP - The second EP from UK metal band Carcer City.

MMORPG World Of Warcraft
* Affliction being a talent tree of the Warlock class of character in the widely popular MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing game) World Of Warcraft. Affliction warlocks rely heavily on spells known as DoT's (Damage over Time) spells.

MMORPG Guild Wars
* Commonly referred to as "The Plague" as it sweeps across the continent of Cantha in the Factions campaign. It is used by the main antagonist, Shiro, as a tool to build an afflicted army.

Clothing
* Affliction Clothing, a brand of clothing. Magazine
* Affliction Magazine, a publication dedicated to Mixed Martial Arts.

Athletics
* , a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA.


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  • affliction — [ afliksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1050; bas lat. afflictio → affliger ♦ Littér. Peine profonde, abattement à la suite d un coup du sort, d un grave revers. ⇒ détresse, tristesse. Être plongé dans une profonde affliction. « De l accablement on monte à l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Affliction — Af*flic tion, n. [F. affliction, L. afflictio, fr. affligere.] 1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief. [1913 Webster] To repay that money will be a biting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • affliction — Affliction. s. f. v. Peine de corps ou d esprit. Sensible, extrême affliction. affliction corporelle. affliction d esprit. les afflictions que Dieu nous envoye. tomber en affliction. quelle affliction! recevoir les afflictions de la main de Dieu …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • affliction — AFFLICTION. s. fém. Déplaisir et abattement d esprit. Grande, extrême affliction. Affliction sensible. Cela lui causa une affliction mortelle. Les afflictions qu il plaît à Dieu de nous envoyer …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • affliction — [ə flik′shən] n. [ME affliccion < OFr affliction < L afflictio] 1. an afflicted condition; pain; suffering 2. anything causing pain or distress; calamity SYN. AFFLICTION implies pain, suffering, or distress imposed by illness, loss,… …   English World dictionary

  • Affliction — Título Aflicción (España) Días de furia (Hispanoamérica) Ficha técnica Dirección Paul Schrader Reparto Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • affliction — I noun adversity, agony, bereavement, burden, calamity, casualty, catastrophe, curse, destruction, deterioration, disability, disease, disorder, encumbrance, evil, hardship, illness, indisposition, infirmity, misadventure, mischance, misfortune,… …   Law dictionary

  • affliction — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. afliction (11c.), from L. afflictionem (nom. afflictio), noun of action from pp. stem of affligere (see AFFLICT (Cf. afflict)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • affliction — visitation, *trial, tribulation, cross Analogous words: adversity, *misfortune, mischance, mishap: *distress, suffering, misery, agony: anguish, *sorrow, grief, woe, heartbreak Antonyms: solace, consolation Contrasted words: relief, assuagement,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • affliction — [n] hurt condition; something that causes hurt adversity, anguish, calamity, cross, crux, depression, difficulty, disease, disorder, distress, grief, hardship, illness, infirmity, misery, misfortune, ordeal, pain, plague, plight, scourge,… …   New thesaurus

  • affliction — Affliction, Afflictus, huius afflictus, Afflictio, Vexatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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