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affriction

affriction noun: the act of rubbing against.

Noun

affriction (plural affrictions)

  1. (obsolete) The act of rubbing against.
    • I could upon a light affriction easily perceive the stone to shine1663 October 27, Robert Boyle, Observations on a Diamond

Forms of affriction

pluralaffrictions

Origin of affriction

Derived from Latin affricare (“to rub on”). See friction.

Questions about affriction

What does affriction mean?
Affriction means the act of rubbing against.
What part of speech is affriction?
Affriction is a noun.
What is the plural of affriction?
The plural of affriction is affrictions.

Words near affriction in the dictionary

  1. affricatization
  2. affricatize
  3. affricatized
  4. affricatizes
  5. affricatizing
  6. affriction
  7. affrictions
  8. affriended
  9. affright
  10. affrighted
  11. affrightedly

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