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AFFLICTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does afflictive mean?
• AFFLICTIVE (adjective)
The adjective AFFLICTIVE has 1 sense:
1. causing misery or pain or distress
Familiarity information: AFFLICTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing misery or pain or distress
Synonyms:
Context example:
the painful process of growing up
Similar:
unpleasant (offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness)
Derivation:
afflict (cause physical pain or suffering in)
afflict (cause great unhappiness for; distress)
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