Afflicting
1Afflicting — Af*flict ing, a. Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. Af*flict ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] …
2afflicting — index detrimental, harmful, peccant (unhealthy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3Afflicting — Afflict Af*flict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Afflicting}.] [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down, deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. {Flagellate}.] 1. To strike or cast down; to… …
4afflicting — /əˈflɪktɪŋ/ (say uh flikting) adjective distressing; upsetting: an afflicting story of grief and hardship …
5afflicting — af·flict || É™ flɪkt v. distress; cause suffering, torment, torture …
6afflicting — a. Grievous, painful, troublous, tormenting, harassing, harrowing, sorrowful, piteous, distressing, calamitous, disastrous, afflictive, sad, unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky, wretched, dire, deplorable, sore, woful, severe, hard, trying, hard to… …
7afflicting — afflictˈing noun and adjective Distressing • • • Main Entry: ↑afflict …
8self-afflicting — adj. * * * …
9self-afflicting — adj …
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