trial vs affliction

trial and affliction both are nouns.

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

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

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