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Affliction

The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.

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Adversity 76% connected

Opposition; contrariety.

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Hardship 76% connected

That which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.

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Trouble 76% connected

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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Attack 76% connected

To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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Bane 76% connected

That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.

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Calvary 76% connected

The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem.

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Cross 76% connected

A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below th…

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Curse 76% connected

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

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Deformity 76% connected

The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness.

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Malformation 76% connected

Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure.

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Martyrdom 76% connected

The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.

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Nemesis 76% connected

The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.

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Scourge 76% connected

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

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Torment 76% connected

An engine for casting stones.

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Trial 76% connected

The act of trying or testing in any manner.

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Tribulation 76% connected

That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.

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Visitation 76% connected

The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination.

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Afflict 74% connected

To strike or cast down; to overthrow.

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Afflict 74% connected

To strike or cast down; to overthrow.

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