Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Shameful and afflicting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shameful" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Shameful
Shameful adjective - Not respectable.
Afflicting and shameful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Shameful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and afflicting
- mean and shameful
- pitiful and afflicting
- pitiful and shameful
- offensive and afflicting
- offensive and shameful
- intolerable and afflicting
- intolerable and shameful
- flagrant and afflicting
- flagrant and shameful
- grievous and afflicting
- grievous and shameful
- monstrous and afflicting
- monstrous and shameful
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Shameful and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/shameful
Afflicting & Shameful. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/shameful>.
Shameful or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/shameful.
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