characterized by or causing pain, distress, or grief; distressing
Derived forms
afflictively
adverb
Word origin
[1605–15; afflict + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ferrule, ideal, package, series, surface-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, destructive, detective, passive
Examples of 'afflictive' in a sentence
afflictive
On one hand, the relationship between self-centeredness and fluctuating happiness was fully mediated by afflictive affects.
Michael Dambrun 2017, 'Self-centeredness and selflessness: happiness correlates and mediating psychologicalprocesses', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/3306.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)