Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Irksome and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Irksome" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Irksome
Irksome adjective - Causing annoyance.
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Synonyms for Irksome
Afflicting and irksome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Irksome".
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Related pairs
- disturbing and afflicting
- disturbing and irksome
- annoying and afflicting
- annoying and irksome
- unpleasant and afflicting
- unpleasant and irksome
- offensive and afflicting
- offensive and irksome
- disagreeable and afflicting
- disagreeable and irksome
- painful and afflicting
- painful and irksome
- heavy and afflicting
- heavy and irksome
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