The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PAINING which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2003.
Afflicting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAINING | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Afflicting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pain
- ail
- trouble
- smite
- suffering
- touching
- confronting
- upsetting
- bedevilling
- bothering
- plaguing
- raging
Crossword Answer definitions
PAINING verb- To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
- To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
- To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.
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