Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Piteous and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piteous" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Piteous
Piteous adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
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Synonyms for Piteous
Afflicting and piteous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Piteous".
Nearby Word: pitiful
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Related pairs
- pitiful and afflicting
- pitiful and piteous
- disturbing and afflicting
- disturbing and piteous
- dismal and afflicting
- dismal and piteous
- painful and afflicting
- painful and piteous
- agonizing and afflicting
- agonizing and piteous
- grievous and afflicting
- grievous and piteous
- sad and afflicting
- sad and piteous
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