Emily Dickinson Lexicon

affliction, n. [see afflict, v.] (webplay: give to the body or mind pain, harass, seen, strike, suffering, trouble).

1. Trial; hardship; discontent; pain; poignancy; gloom; woe.
2. Sorrow; grief; suffering.
3. Agitation; tribulation; turmoil caused by sorrow.
4. Death.
5. Curse; burden; impediment; hindrance; encumbrance.
6. Loss; emptiness; disappointment.