aflicción
affliction; grief
noun ah-fleek-SYOHN Rare
Origin: From Latin afflictio, from affligere 'to strike down'.
Also means
distress
Usage Note
Aflicción denotes deep sorrow or mental anguish, often from loss or hardship. It is a formal or literary word; in everyday speech pena, dolor, or sufrimiento are more common. The verb is afligir and the adjective is afligido (estar afligido = to be grief-stricken).
Examples
"La aflicción de la madre era visible en su rostro."
Natural Translation
The mother's grief was visible on her face.
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