afflictive 1adjectivedomain: all adjPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitioncausing misery or pain or distressReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.it was a sore trial to him2.the painful process of growing upSynonymspainful 2causing misery or pain or distresssore 2causing misery or pain or distress