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affliction

/əflˈɪkʃən/

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meanings

noun:

  1. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
  2. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

words with similar pronunciation

The similarity is measured in the number of changed sounds (added, deleted, or replaced) between two transcriptions.

reflection/ɹəflˈɛkʃən/, 2 changes.
infliction/ˌɪnflˈɪkʃən/, 2 changes.
fiction/fˈɪkʃən/, 2 changes.
addiction/ədˈɪkʃən/, 2 changes.
affection/əfˈɛkʃən/, 2 changes.
friction/fɹˈɪkʃən/, 2 changes.
attraction/ətɹˈækʃən/, 3 changes.
conviction/kənvˈɪkʃən/, 3 changes.
affections/əfˈɛkʃənz/, 3 changes.
nonfiction/nənfˈɪkʃən/, 3 changes.


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