Reversal vs Affliction - What's the difference?
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The state of being reversed.
An instance of reversing.
A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
*1913 ,
*: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) [...]
As nouns the difference between reversal and affliction
is that reversal is the state of being reversed while affliction is a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.As an adjective reversal
is intended to reverse; implying reversal.reversal
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