Word: affliction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
flic
tion
Definition: Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Morphemes:
Affix: afflict
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: afflictare
Language: la
Decoded: afflictare
Meaning: to damage, harass, torment
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.