Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Sad and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Mutual synonyms
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Sad and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/sad
Afflicting & Sad. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/sad>.
Sad or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/sad.
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