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The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.
Marianne Moore

Meaning of "afflictive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFLICTIVE

afflictive  [əˈflɪktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFLICTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afflictive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AFFLICTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of afflictive in the English dictionary

The definition of afflictive in the dictionary is causing affliction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFLICTIVE


addictive
əˈdɪktɪv
adjective
ˈædʒɪktɪv
benedictive
ˌbɛnɪˈdɪktɪv
conflictive
kənˈflɪktɪv
constrictive
kənˈstrɪktɪv
contradictive
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪv
convictive
kənˈvɪktɪv
depictive
dɪˈpɪktɪv
fictive
ˈfɪktɪv
inflictive
ɪnˈflɪktɪv
interdictive
ˌɪntəˈdɪktɪv
jurisdictive
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪktɪv
magnetostrictive
mæɡˌniːtəʊrɪˈstrɪktɪv
maledictive
ˌmælɪˈdɪktɪv
nonaddictive
ˌnɒnəˈdɪktɪv
nonrestrictive
ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv
predictive
prɪˈdɪktɪv
restrictive
rɪˈstrɪktɪv
vasoconstrictive
ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪktɪv
vindictive
vɪnˈdɪktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFLICTIVE

affixture
afflated
afflation
afflatus
afflict
afflicted
afflicter
afflicting
affliction
afflictively
affluence
affluency
affluent
affluent society
affluential
affluently
affluentness
affluenza
afflux
affluxion

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFLICTIVE

active
alternative
attractive
collective
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
inactive
interactive
objective
perspective
productive
prospective
protective
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of afflictive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afflictive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFLICTIVE

Find out the translation of afflictive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afflictive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afflictive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

难受
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aflictiva
570 millions of speakers

English

afflictive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

afflictive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مؤلمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болезненным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aflitivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মর্মন্তুদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

afflictive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sakit hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

afflictive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲惨な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

afflictive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nandhang susah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phiền não
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அல்லல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुःखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acı veren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

afflittiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeszkadzających
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хворобливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dureros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδυνηρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afflictive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

afflictive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

afflictive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afflictive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFLICTIVE»

The term «afflictive» is normally little used and occupies the 109.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFLICTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afflictive

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QUOTES WITH «AFFLICTIVE»

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Marianne Moore
The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFLICTIVE»

Discover the use of afflictive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afflictive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
Here, someone performs an afflictive bodily volitional activity, an afflictive verbal volitional activity, an afflictive mental volitional activity.942 As a consequence, he is reborn in an afflictive world. When he is reborn in such a world, afflictive ...
‎2012
2
A Sermon on an Afflictive Occasion: Preached March 17, 1811
Preached March 17, 1811 John Snelling Popkin !
John Snelling Popkin, 1814
3
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the ...
Here, monks, someone generates an afflictive volitional formation of body, speech, or mind. Having done so, he is reborn in an afflictive world. When he is reborn in an afflictive world, afflictive contacts touch him. Being touched by afflictive ...
Bodhi, 2005
4
The Dalai Lama at Harvard
5 doubt.143 One interpretation holds that all doubt is necessarily afflictive, whereas another holds that it is not necessarily afflictive. 6 afflictive view,144 which is a mind of analysis that has reached a wrong conclusion and thus is an afflictive ...
Jeffrey Hopkins, 1988
5
A History of Continental Criminal Law
To punishments of the second and third classes the term " afflictive " 28 is applied . The second class comprises punishments which are at once afflictive and corporal. It includes : (a) Maiming punishments : slitting or piercing the tongue ...
Ludwig von Bar, 1916
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The Four Noble Truths: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought
This anxiety is a deluded or afflictive emotion. Afflictive emotions arise due to the mind being either attracted toward an object or repelled by it, so the two types of afflictive emotions are attraction and aversion. We should keep in mind that in ...
Tashi Tsering, Gordon McDougall, 2005
7
Calm Abiding and Special Insight: Achieving Spiritual ...
reason why manifest coarse afflictive emotions cannot be present in person who has a mind of calm abiding. However, this is not an especially wonderful reason. Whether by means of a path that is common to Buddhists and non- Buddhists or ...
Geshe Gedun Lodro, 1998
8
Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World
Aklihta Vrtti. 'Non-afflictive, untroubled emancipating mood. The five processes of Citta leading towards liberation a^e, Aklista. The Yoga-sutra (1.5) speaks of two types of Vrttis (fluctuations of mind) - Klista (afflictive) and Aklista (non-afflictive).
Ganga Ram Garg, 1992
9
Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies: Illuminating ...
Refuting Error Regarding the Stage of Abandoning Afflictive Obscurations Some people say: “A bodhisattva on the first ground Has completely abandoned what Auditors and Self-Realized Ones have abandoned. Still they have latencies ...
Bötrül, 2011
10
Ocean of Eloquence: Tsong kha pa's Commentary on the ...
Nevertheless, since klesas ( 'afflictive emotions' ) other than it, such as satkaya- d_r_s_ti, etc., are associated with it, surely it is not established as being unentangled? [In response we say:] The presentation is not right. It is not asserted to be ...
Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa, Gareth Sparham, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFLICTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afflictive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is Fukushima Getting Worse?
But, more significant, troublesome, and menacing the primary containment vessels themselves are an afflictive problem of unknown dimension, ... «UK Progressive Magazine, Jun 15»
2
E3 2015: Bethesda Finally Reveals Dishonored 2 - Coming to PC …
It is after more than half a decade of tortuous wait and afflictive whimpering that Bethesda has announced Fallout 4, a game that every single ... «WCCFtech, Jun 15»
3
Love Sick, Really
I'm no doctor, but these afflictive feelings sound an awful lot like the following medical conditions according to WebMD: What you're feeling: ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
Haiti - Elections : Dozens of legislative candidates with questionable …
... of First Instance of the place of his domicile stating that there is no criminal proceedings against him which led to an afflictive or infamous.". «Haitilibre.com, Jun 15»
5
Movie Review: “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The …
... bordering satirical, it thankfully never goes overboard but at the same time, while there are some genuinely afflictive moments, they are never ... «moviepilot.com, May 15»
6
Life imprisonment, reclusion perpetua, and other legal terms you …
Reclusion perpetua, which places a convict in prison from 20 to 40 years and falls under the RPC's list of afflictive penalties, also carries with it ... «CNN, Apr 15»
7
3 Steps to Mindfully Shift Negative Thoughts and Feelings
Here are three mindful techniques from my book, Wise Mind, Open Mind to help you shift painful afflictive thoughts and feelings. Step One: ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
8
Mama: Forever Be Loved
I know it was hard and afflictive for us but mama showed us that there's no way for us to give up in life, hence she taught us some significant life ... «Sun.Star, Mar 15»
9
Buddhist Jātaka Stories and Positive Mental Health
Buddhism promotes an ideal state of well-being that results from freeing the mind of its afflictive tendencies and obscurations and from realizing ... «Lankaweb, Jan 15»
10
Upcoming: Hozier, John Prine, Sleater-Kinney, Steve Miller Band …
Drown: With Axis, Vulgar Display, Afflictive Nature, Dress Code/Scourge, Paranoid Chant. Mon., January 19, 8 p.m., TBA. Walters Downtown ... «Houston Press, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Afflictive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/afflictive>. May 2024 ».
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