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afflict vs untune

untune vs afflict

afflict and untune both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
afflict No No Yes No
untune No No Yes No
As verbs, untune is a hypernym of afflict; that is, untune is a word with a broader meaning than afflict:
  • afflict: cause great unhappiness for; distress
  • untune: cause to lose one's composure
Other hypernyms of afflict include discomfit, discompose, disconcert, upset.
afflict (verb) untune (verb)
cause physical pain or suffering in cause to be out of tune
cause great unhappiness for; distress cause to lose one's composure
Difference between afflict and untune

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