afflictive

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Adjective afflictive has 1 sense

afflictive, painful, sore - causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
Antonym: pleasant (indirect, via unpleasant)

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Afflictive

Part of speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Causing pain or suffering.

Example sentence: The afflictive disease caused him immense physical agony.

Sense 2: Troubling or distressing emotionally.

Example sentence: His afflictive words left a lasting impact on her fragile heart.

Sense 3: Pertaining to or causing affliction.

Example sentence: The afflictive circumstances surrounding his upbringing shaped his pessimistic outlook on life.