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Chastise vs Afflict - What's the difference?

chastise | afflict | Related terms |

Chastise is a related term of afflict.


As verbs the difference between chastise and afflict

is that chastise is to punish or scold someone while afflict is to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

chastise

English

Alternative forms

* chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)

Verb

  • To punish or scold someone.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * punish * castigate

    afflict

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  • * 1611 , 1:11–12:
    • Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict' them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more they ' afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
  • * 1611 , 23:27:
    • Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
  • (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
  • * Milton
    • reassembling our afflicted powers
  • (obsolete) To make low or humble.
    • (Spenser)
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth.