Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: the afflicting sight of so many earthquake victims was too much even for some hardened rescue workers
Rotten and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rotten" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Rotten
Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.
Afflicting and rotten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Rotten".
Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and afflicting
- mean and rotten
- unpleasant and afflicting
- unpleasant and rotten
- offensive and afflicting
- offensive and rotten
- disagreeable and afflicting
- disagreeable and rotten
- deplorable and afflicting
- deplorable and rotten
- villainous and afflicting
- villainous and rotten
- terrible and afflicting
- terrible and rotten
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Rotten and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/rotten
Afflicting & Rotten. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/rotten>.
Rotten or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/rotten.
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