different between detriment vs affliction
detriment
English
Etymology
From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from deterere (“to rub off, wear”), from de- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?t??m?nt/
Noun
detriment (countable and uncountable, plural detriments)
- Harm, hurt, damage.
- (Britain, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.
Usage notes
- Often used in the form "to someone's detriment".
Synonyms
- harm
- hurt
- illfare
- damage
- expense
Antonyms
- benefit
Derived terms
- detrimental
Translations
Verb
detriment (third-person singular simple present detriments, present participle detrimenting, simple past and past participle detrimented)
- (transitive, chiefly obsolete) To be detrimental to; to harm or mar.
Further reading
- detriment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- detriment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Romanian
Etymology
From French détriment, from Latin detrimentum.
Noun
detriment n (uncountable)
- detriment
Declension
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affliction
English
Etymology
From Middle English affliction, affliccioun, from Old French afliction, from Latin afflictio, from affligere. See afflict.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??fl?k??n/
- Hyphenation: af?flic?tion
Noun
affliction (countable and uncountable, plural afflictions)
- A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
- Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
- 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!:
- She wore a man's long ulster (not as if it were an affliction, but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier) [...]
- 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!:
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French afliction, from Latin afflictio, from affligere.
Pronunciation
Noun
affliction f (plural afflictions)
- (countable and uncountable) affliction
Further reading
- “affliction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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