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Soreness vs Affliction - What's the difference?

soreness | affliction |

As nouns the difference between soreness and affliction

is that soreness is the property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness while affliction is a state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

soreness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
    • The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.

    affliction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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) [...]