AFFLICTING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word afflicting. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for AFFLICTING
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| agonizing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely painful | ||||||
| burdensome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not easily borne; wearing | ||||||
| distressful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||
| distressing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety • bad; unfortunate | ||||||
| disturbing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||
| grievous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • causing or marked by grief or anguish • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • shockingly brutal or cruel | ||||||
| harrowing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely painful | ||||||
| painful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • causing physical or psychological pain adjective satellite • causing misery or pain or distress • exceptionally bad or displeasing • causing physical discomfort | ||||||
| torturing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason adjective satellite • extremely painful | ||||||
| troubling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||
| vexing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely annoying or displeasing • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||
| oppressing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • cause to suffer | ||||||
| plaguing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| tormenting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||
| smite | verbv | |||||
verb • inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon • affect suddenly with deep feeling • cause physical pain or suffering in | ||||||
