different between mutilation vs affliction
mutilation
English
Etymology
Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural mutilations)
- The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
- (derogatory) gender transition.
Hyponyms
- female genital mutilation
- male genital mutilation
Related terms
- body modification
Translations
Anagrams
- ultimation
French
Etymology
From Latin mutilatio.
Pronunciation
Noun
mutilation f (plural mutilations)
- mutilation
Related terms
- mutiler
Further reading
- “mutilation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
mutilation From the web:
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).
affliction From the web:
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