affliction
词根词缀：
afflict v. 使苦恼；折磨
af 加强 + flict 打击 → 一再打击 → 折磨
affliction n. 苦恼；苦难
afflict的名词
conflict n. 冲突
con 共同 + flict 打击 → 两边打斗 → 冲突
inflict v. 使…遭受
in 使… + flict 打击 → 使受打击 → 使…遭受
infliction n. 痛苦；负担
inflict的名词
数据来源：新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句：
His mind is not a mind for affliction.
他的头脑是不受苦恼的影响的。
This affliction, far from reducing his productivity, drove him more completely into himself.
这种痛苦的折磨，与减少他的创作能力不同，更彻底地深深打击了他。
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
我熬链你，却不像熬链银子。你在苦难的炉中，我拣选你。
Scourge: A source of widespread, dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.
灾难，灾祸：涉及面广的令人害怕的苦难和破坏的根源，例如由瘟疫或战争引起的。
Hay fever is an affliction which arrives at an early age.
枯草热是年纪较小时会患的一种病。
I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
我满得安慰，在我们一切的患难中，我格外地洋溢喜乐。