affliction vs trial

affliction and trial both are nouns.

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

As nouns, trial is a hyponym of affliction; that is, trial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affliction:

Other hyponyms of affliction include calvary, martyrdom, tribulation, visitation, curse, torment, attack, bane, curse, nemesis, scourge.

affliction (noun)	trial (noun)
a cause of great suffering and distress	the act of testing something
a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health	(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity	the act of undergoing testing
	trying something to find out about it
	an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
	(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications