AFFLICTING

AFFLICT'ING, participle present tense Causing continued or durable pain of body or mind; grieving; distressing.AFFLICT'ING, adjective Grievous; distressing; as, an afflicting event.

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Af‐flict″ing, a. Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. — Af*flict"ing*ly, adv.