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Inflicted vs Infested - What's the difference?

inflicted | infested |

As verbs the difference between inflicted and infested

is that inflicted is (inflict) while infested is (infest).

inflicted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (inflict)

    • inflict

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To thrust upon; to impose.
    • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.

    infested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (infest)

    • infest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
    • Insects are infesting my basement!
  • (pathology, of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing
    • (Spenser)

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