Synonyms of afflictive
- 1 Syllable
- sore
- 2 Syllables
- painful, dismal, nagging, smarting, galling, stinging, achy, hurtful, aching
- 3 Syllables
- distressing, heartbreaking, godawful, dolorous
- 4 Syllables
- distasteful, excruciating, lamentable, deplorable, troublesome, dolesome, dolorific, calamitous, regrettable, agonizing
- 5 Syllables
- uncomfortable