Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Gut-wrenching and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gut-wrenching" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Gut-wrenching
Afflicting and gut-wrenching are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective phrase "Gut-wrenching".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and afflicting
- pitiful and gut-wrenching
- disturbing and afflicting
- disturbing and gut-wrenching
- dismal and afflicting
- dismal and gut-wrenching
- offensive and afflicting
- offensive and gut-wrenching
- painful and afflicting
- painful and gut-wrenching
- agonizing and afflicting
- agonizing and gut-wrenching
- severe and afflicting
- severe and gut-wrenching
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Gut-wrenching and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/gut-wrenching
Afflicting & Gut-wrenching. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/gut-wrenching>.
Gut-wrenching or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/gut-wrenching.
