Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Vexatious and afflicting are semantically related In some cases you can use "Vexatious" instead an adjective "Afflicting".
Vexatious
Vexatious adjective - Causing annoyance.
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Synonyms for Vexatious
Afflicting and vexatious are semantically related in distressing topic. You can use "Afflicting" instead an adjective "Vexatious".
Nearby Word: vexation
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Related pairs
- disturbing and afflicting
- disturbing and vexatious
- annoying and afflicting
- annoying and vexatious
- unpleasant and afflicting
- unpleasant and vexatious
- disagreeable and afflicting
- disagreeable and vexatious
- painful and afflicting
- painful and vexatious
- heavy and afflicting
- heavy and vexatious
- grievous and afflicting
- grievous and vexatious
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