Afflicting

Pronunciation: /əˈflɪktɪŋ/

Afflicting (verb)

  1. To cause someone to feel pain, sadness, or worry.

Examples

  • The illness is afflicting many people in the community.
  • The disease is afflicting many people in the area.

Common collocations: afflicting pain, afflicting symptoms, afflicting problems

Synonyms of Afflicting

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Afflicting

  • — Healing implies restoring health, the opposite of afflicting.
  • — Comforting alleviates distress, contrasting with afflicting.