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Injure vs Afflict - What's the difference?

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Injure is a related term of afflict.


In lang=en terms the difference between injure and afflict

is that injure is to do injustice to while afflict is to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

As verbs the difference between injure and afflict

is that injure is to wound or cause physical harm to a living creature while afflict is to cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

injure

English

(injury)

Verb

(injur)
  • To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
  • To damage or impair.
  • To do injustice to.

    • Synonyms

    * harm * damage * hurt * disfigure * wound * mar * impair

    Antonyms

    * praise * help * preserve * benefit

    Related terms

    * injurious * injury

    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.