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humiliate vs injure

injure vs humiliate

humiliate and injure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humiliate No No Yes No
injure No No Yes No
As verbs, injure is a hypernym of humiliate; that is, injure is a word with a broader meaning than humiliate:
  • humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
Other hypernyms of humiliate include bruise, hurt, offend, spite, wound.
humiliate (verb) injure (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of cause injuries or bodily harm to
cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of
Difference between humiliate and injure

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