Afflictive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing misery or pain or distress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɚɹᵻsˌeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈakbak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈakbak/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælɚɹᵻsˌeɪɾɚ/.

Examples

it was a sore trial to him
the painful process of growing up

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sore painful

Parts of Speech

adjective

causing misery or pain or distress

“it was a sore trial to him”

Word Forms

afflict	verb	cause great unhappiness for; distress
painfulness	noun	emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
soreness	noun	an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

belastend

Kummer, Schmerz oder Leid verursachen

🇫🇷French

affligeant

causer de la misère, de la douleur ou de la détresse

🇪🇸Spanish

doloroso

causando miseria o dolor o angustia

🇮🇹Italian

afflittivo

causando miseria, dolore o angoscia

🇳🇱Dutch

kwellend

waardoor ellende, pijn of angst wordt veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

aflitivo

causando miséria, dor ou angústia

🇷🇺Russian

болезненный

причинение страданий, боли или страданий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कष्टदायक

दुख या दर्द या परेशानी पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

দুঃখজনক

দুঃখ বা ব্যথা বা কষ্টের কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

துன்பகரமான

துன்பம் அல்லது வலி அல்லது துன்பத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బాధాకరమైన

కష్టాలు లేదా నొప్పి లేదా బాధ కలిగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रासदायक

दुःख किंवा वेदना किंवा त्रास निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુઃખદાયક

દુઃખ અથવા પીડા અથવા તકલીફનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಧಿಸುವ

ದುಃಖ ಅಥವಾ ನೋವು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕಟವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലേശകരമായ

ദുരിതം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേദന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദുരിതം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਖਦਾਈ

ਦੁੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਦਰਦ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਪਤਾ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تکلیف دہ

مصائب یا تکلیف یا پریشانی کا باعث

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人痛苦的

造成痛苦或痛苦或苦恼

🇯🇵Japanese

苦痛な

悲惨さ、痛み、苦痛を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

괴롭히는

비참함이나 고통, 괴로움을 야기함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phiền não

gây ra đau khổ hoặc đau đớn hoặc đau khổ

🇹🇭Thai

ความทุกข์

ทำให้เกิดความทุกข์หรือความเจ็บปวดหรือความทุกข์ใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyakitkan

menyebabkan kesengsaraan atau rasa sakit atau kesusahan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagdurusa

nagdudulot ng paghihirap o sakit o pagkabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

derita

menyebabkan kesengsaraan atau kesakitan atau kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حزينة

مما يسبب البؤس أو الألم أو الضيق

🇮🇷Persian

مصیبت زده

باعث بدبختی یا درد یا ناراحتی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

acı veren

sefalete, acıya veya sıkıntıya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

סובל

גורם לסבל או כאב או מצוקה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'afflictive'?

The primary meaning of 'afflictive' is 'causing misery or pain or distress'.

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Using 'afflictive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'afflictive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'afflictive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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