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aggrieve vs afflict
afflict vs aggrieve
aggrieve
and
afflict
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
aggrieve
No
No
Yes
No
afflict
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
afflict
is a hypernym of
aggrieve
; that is,
afflict
is a word with a broader meaning than
aggrieve
:
aggrieve
: cause to feel sorrow
afflict
: cause great unhappiness for; distress
aggrieve (verb)
afflict (verb)
cause to feel sorrow
cause physical pain or suffering in
infringe on the rights of
cause great unhappiness for; distress
Words related to "
aggrieve
"
afflict
grieve
jurisprudence
law
sorrow
wrong
Words related to "
afflict
"
affliction
afflictive
aggrieve
blight
damage
discomfit
discompose
disconcert
grieve
plague
smite
strain
stress
tribulate
try
untune
upset
visit
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