afflictive
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/ə'flɪktɪv/
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/ə'flɪktɪv/
Causing pain or unhappiness.
The afflictive symptoms of the disease made daily life very hard for her.
這種疾病的苦惱症狀使她的日常生活非常艱難。
Uncomfortable and distressing.
The afflictive heat made it hard to concentrate on the task at hand.
酷熱使人難以集中精力完成手頭的任務。