Definition
Tending to cause affliction or suffering; having the quality or tendency to distress or trouble someone.
Etymology
From afflict plus the adjective-forming suffix -ive, which indicates a quality or tendency. Formal and relatively uncommon in modern English.
Kelly Says
The -ive suffix transforms verbs into adjectives describing what they tend to do—'create' becomes 'creative,' 'affect' becomes 'affective'—helping us describe both actions and their qualities.
Translations
BNবাংলা
দুঃখজনক
du-kh-jon-ko
CACatalà
aflictiu
af-likt-ee-oo
CSČeština
trýznivý
trý-zni-v-ee
DADansk
lidende
lee-den-de
DEDeutsch
peinlich
pɔɪ̯n-lɪç
ELΕλληνικά
πονούν
po-noo-n
ESEspañol
aflictivo
af-likt-i-voh
FAفارسی
آزاردهنده
a-zaar-deh-han-deh
FISuomi
kipuisa
ki-pu-i-sa
FRFrançais
afflictif
af-li-ktif
GUGU
દુઃખદાયક
doo-kh-da-yak
HEעברית
גורם צער
go-rem tze-er
HIहिन्दी
दुखदायक
dukhad-ayak
HUMagyar
szenvedélyes
szen-ved-e-lyes
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyakitkan
men-ya-kit-kan
ITItaliano
afflitivo
af-li-t-i-vo
KO한국어
고통스러운
go-tong-seu-reu-un
MRMR
दुःखदायक
du-kh-da-yak
MSBahasa Melayu
menyakitkan
men-ya-kit-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကျက်
seet-kyeht
NLNederlands
pijnlijke
pyhn-lik-ə
NONorsk
lidende
lee-den-de
PLPolski
męczący
men-cha-tsee
PTPortuguês
aflitivo
af-li-ti-voh
RORomână
dureros
doo-re-rohs
RUРусский
мучительный
moo-chi-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
smärtsam
smehr-tsam
SWKiswahili
maumivu
maw-ee-voo
TEతెలుగు
దుఃఖదాయకం
doo-kha-da-ya-kam
THไทย
น่าเวทนา
nah-weh-tana
TLTL
nakakasakit
na-ka-ka-sa-kit
TRTürkçe
acı veren
ah-chi ve-ren
UKУкраїнська
мучивий
moo-chi-viy
VITiếng Việt
buồn bã
bwohn bahn