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Sorely :: Sorely (adv.) In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted..

Grieve :: Grieve (v. t.) To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.

Buffeting :: Buffeting (n.) A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity..

Troubler :: Troubler (n.) One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace..

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance..

Afflicting :: Afflicting (a.) Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. -- Af*flicting*ly, adv..

Excruciation :: Excruciation (n.) The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture..

Nyctalops :: Nyctalops (n.) One afflicted with nyctalopia.

Plague :: Plague (v. t.) To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind..

Dyspeptic :: Dyspeptic (n.) A person afflicted with dyspepsia.

Soreness :: Soreness (n.) The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction..

Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.

Oversorrow :: Oversorrow (v. t.) To grieve or afflict to excess.

Afflictedness :: Afflictedness (n.) The state of being afflicted; affliction.

Mitigation :: Mitigation (n.) The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty..

Trial :: Trial (n.) That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial..

Trying :: Trying (a.) Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position..

Attempt :: Attempt (v. t.) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt..

Dysphoria :: Dysphoria (n.) Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.

Vexatious :: Vexatious (a.) Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor..

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