| He also wants to make a point about human suffering and affliction, which he does by bringing out the allegorical significance of the story. |
| I know that, in 10 years, cancer will be an affliction, but not one that sends fear in all of us. |
| Anger, it should be noted, has etymological roots both in trouble, grief and affliction. |
| I returned to the essay, which describes affliction as a condition deeper and more painful than suffering. |
| A scream of pure affliction passed across her lips and infinite pain seemed to hit her, bruising her heart. |
| If you have a minor affliction, chances are that there probably won't be any pain, both during and after treatment. |
