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Pained vs Afflicted - What's the difference?

pained | afflicted |

As verbs the difference between pained and afflicted

is that pained is (pain) while afflicted is (afflict).

As an adjective pained

is in pain, especially in an emotional sense.

pained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In pain, especially in an emotional sense.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pain)

    • afflicted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (afflict)

    • 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.