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Afflictions
- noun - a cause of great suffering and distress
- a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
- a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
- Affliction is a 1997 American neo-noir crime drama directed and written by Paul Schrader. Based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Russell Banks, the film stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, and Willem Dafoe.
Afforcement
- - A fortress; a fortification for defense.
Afforesting
- verb - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"
Affranchise
- verb - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
Affreighter
- - One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.
Affrication
- noun - the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
Affricative
- noun - a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Affrighting
- verb - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"