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injure vs affront

affront vs injure

injure is not a noun while affront is a noun.

injure and affront both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
affront Yes No Yes No
As verbs, affront is a hyponym of injure; that is, affront is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injure:
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
  • affront: treat, mention, or speak to rudely
Other hyponyms of injure include diss, insult, lacerate, sting, abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify.
injure (noun) affront (noun)
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
injure (verb) affront (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to treat, mention, or speak to rudely
cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of
Difference between injure and affront

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