Complete the analogy, distraught is to affliction as sullen is to---
a- failure
b- victory
c-happiness
I don't think any of them are right. I think it should be unhappiness so I'm stuck.
If I'm distraught about my friend's affliction, I'd probably be sullen about his failure.
You're still messing around with this? I thought you'd have it all figured out this morning.
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Well, all are negative, so the negative option would be best, but I do agree with you.
Steve, you can' say we aren't paying attention to you. Three of us within one minute responding to you!
Writeacher--that post this morning wasn't me. I did see your response though and it should be failure.
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So it was failure, and that would make sense too.
To solve this analogy, we need to identify the relationship between the words "distraught" and "affliction" in order to find a similar relationship with another pair of words.
The word "distraught" means deeply upset or agitated, while "affliction" refers to a condition of suffering or distress. Here, we can observe that "distraught" denotes an intense negative emotion, and "affliction" is a related noun describing the state of suffering.
Applying the same pattern, we can look for a word that describes a negative emotion and has a related noun indicating a state or condition. Among the given options, the word "sullen" is the best choice because it means gloomy, moody, or sulky. To complete the analogy, we should find a noun denoting a state or condition that relates to being sullen.
None of the given options directly correspond to an emotion similar to "distraught" or "sullen." However, considering the negative connotation of "sullen," we can infer that the most appropriate option for completing the analogy would be choice C - "happiness." Just as "distraught" is the opposite of well-being or contentment represented by "affliction," "sullen" is the opposite of happiness.