afflicters
Those who torment
Afflicters are people or things that cause suffering, distress, or hardship.
The word is the agent noun from afflict—those who inflict affliction: The afflicters of the poor will answer for their cruelty.
It appears most often in religious or literary contexts, where evil or misfortune has a personified source.
Those who cruelly harass
- oppressorsThose who subjugate others
- bulliesThose who intimidate others
- abusersThose who harm others
- tyrantsOppressive absolute rulers
harassers · antagonists · aggressors · victimizers · taunters · sadists · troublemakers · enemies
Weighty obligations borne
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
- troublesDistressing difficulties
- misfortunesInstances of bad luck
adversities · calamities · disasters · catastrophes · tragedies · ordeals · setbacks · crises
Disease-causing microorganisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- infectionsMicrobial invasions causing disease
plagues · epidemics · contagions · illnesses · maladies · ailments · pestilence · microbes
Persistent mental unease
- fearsFeelings of dread
- phobiasIrrational intense fears
- traumasDeeply distressing experiences
- obsessionsPersistent dominating thoughts
compulsions · demons · nightmares · stressors · worries · doubts · guilts · shames
persecutors
Those who cruelly harass
- oppressorsThose who subjugate others
- bulliesThose who intimidate others
- abusersThose who harm others
tyrants · harassers · antagonists · aggressors · victimizers · taunters · sadists · troublemakers · enemies · attackers
burdens
Weighty obligations borne
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
- troublesDistressing difficulties
misfortunes · adversities · calamities · disasters · catastrophes · tragedies · ordeals · setbacks · crises · woes
pathogens
Disease-causing microorganisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
infections · plagues · epidemics · contagions · illnesses · maladies · ailments · pestilence · microbes · disorders
anxieties
Persistent mental unease
obsessions · compulsions · demons · nightmares · stressors · worries · doubts · guilts · shames · regrets
afflictershealers
Those who treat ailments
helpers · comforters · saviors · caregivers · nurturers
afflictersliberators
Those who free captives
deliverers · saviors · rescuers · emancipators · redeemers