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Synonyms for afflicting
af·flict·ing
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
afflictingadjective
Synonyms:
grievous, painful, distressing, calamitous, disastrous, afflictive, sad, unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky, wretched, dire, deplorable, sore, woful, severe, hard, trying, hard to bear
Words popularity by usage frequency
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| #7014 | affecting | |
| #78256 | plaguing | |
| #99444 | afflicting | |
| #172947 | besetting |
How to use afflicting in a sentence?
Callous, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.
Maybe that will provide us with the opportunity for ... our leadership to sit together informally and work out solutions to the problem that have been afflicting this region ...Discussions which might not be possible in the glare of media publicity, heart-to-heart discussions.
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- AflicciónSpanish
- afflictingHindi
- 苦しむJapanese
- afligindoPortuguese
- 困扰Chinese
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