Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Injurious and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Injurious" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Injurious
Injurious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Afflicting and injurious are semantically related. You can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Injurious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and afflicting
- mean and injurious
- disturbing and afflicting
- disturbing and injurious
- offensive and afflicting
- offensive and injurious
- painful and afflicting
- painful and injurious
- severe and afflicting
- severe and injurious
- grievous and afflicting
- grievous and injurious
- wicked and afflicting
- wicked and injurious
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Injurious and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/injurious
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