In “the women’s baths”, what does the grandmother call “her affliction”?

In “The Women’s Baths,”the grandmother call her daughter-in-law as “her affliction”.
An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering. In “the women’s baths” , the grandmother thinks her daughter-in-law was the main cause for her pain and sorrows.
The statement shows the disappointment and heart pain.

C. misogynybecause "phobia" means fear