Afflictive
Afflictive adjective - Causing or feeling bodily pain.
Usage example: the afflictive disease known as shingles is a reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox
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Synonyms for Afflictive
Nagging and afflictive are semantically related in pain topic. In some cases you can use "Nagging" instead an adjective "Afflictive".
Nagging
Nagging adjective - Causing worry or anxiety.
Afflictive and nagging are semantically related in painful topic. You can use "Afflictive" instead an adjective "Nagging", if it concerns topics such as pain.
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- disturbing and afflictive
- disturbing and nagging
- annoying and afflictive
- annoying and nagging
- unpleasant and afflictive
- unpleasant and nagging
- painful and afflictive
- painful and nagging
- agonizing and afflictive
- agonizing and nagging
- severe and afflictive
- severe and nagging
- sore and afflictive
- sore and nagging
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