affliction vs adversity

affliction and adversity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affliction	Yes	No	No	No
adversity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adversity is a hypernym of affliction; that is, adversity is a word with a broader meaning than affliction:

Other hypernyms of affliction include hard knocks, hardship.

affliction (noun)	adversity (noun)
a cause of great suffering and distress	a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health	a state of misfortune or affliction
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity