afflictive

adjective

af·​flic·​tive ə-ˈflik-tiv 

: causing affliction : distressing, troublesome

afflictive emotions

afflictively adverb

Synonyms

• aching
• achy
• hurting
• nasty
• painful
• sore

Examples of afflictive in a Sentence

the afflictive disease known as shingles is a reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps this afflictive uncertainty can be redefined. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 26 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French afflictif, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin afflīctīvus, from Latin afflīctus (past participle of afflīgere "to afflict") + -īvus -ive

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above