Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Harmful and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harmful" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Harmful
Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Afflicting and harmful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Harmful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- offensive and afflicting
- offensive and harmful
- painful and afflicting
- painful and harmful
- severe and afflicting
- severe and harmful
- grievous and afflicting
- grievous and harmful
- terrible and afflicting
- terrible and harmful
- wicked and afflicting
- wicked and harmful
- cruel and afflicting
- cruel and harmful
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Harmful and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/harmful
Afflicting & Harmful. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/harmful>.
Harmful or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/harmful.
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