Confusing words Has the word "affection" different meanings? I know, this word describes for example a feeling of liking. Can I also use "affection" to talk about sickness, disease or illness? Have

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Confusing words Has the word "affection" different meanings? I know, this word describes for example a feeling of liking. Can I also use "affection" to talk about sickness, disease or illness? Have all these words the same meaning?

Jan 28, 2015 9:32 AM

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Confusing words

Does the word "affection" have different meanings?
I know this word describes, for example, a feeling of liking someone or something.
Can I also use "affection" to talk about sickness, disease or illness? Do all these words have the same meaning?

<em>Affection </em>can sometimes refer to psychological disease, but that usage is rare and mostly archaic. You are probably thinking of <em>affliction.</em>

January 28, 2015

Many thanks for these explanations. It's very helpful. I found that word "affection" in an online dictionary. There, they translated it like illness. So I was a little confused. Online dictionaries are very helpful, but not always correct.

January 29, 2015

I think you might be confusing Affection with affliction. Affection is liking/have feelings for Affliction is illness /disease etc Den

January 28, 2015

The word "affection" has many meanings but the word that means "illness or disease" that you are thinking of is "affliction". Affection usually means love,attachment or emotion,but according to the context the meaning can change a bit.

January 28, 2015

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