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Synonyms & Antonyms of afflicting
(Entry 1 of 2)
hard to accept or bear especially emotionally
- the afflicting sight of so many earthquake victims was too much even for some hardened rescue workers
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afflicting
verbpresent participle of afflict
Synonyms & Antonyms of afflicting (Entry 2 of 2)
to cause persistent suffering to
- the South was afflicted by a severe drought
- he's been afflicted by nightmares ever since the accident
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- aggravating,
- agitating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- griping,
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- molesting,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- riling,
- vexing
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