Afflicting and Pitiful

Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Pitiful and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Afflicting".

Nearby Words: affliction, afflict, afflicted, afflictive

Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).

Afflicting and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Pitiful".

Nearby Words: pity, pitiless, pitiable, piteous, pitifully