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injure vs humiliate

humiliate vs injure

injure and humiliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
humiliate No No Yes No
As verbs, humiliate is a hyponym of injure; that is, humiliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injure:
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
  • humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Other hyponyms of injure include affront, diss, insult, lacerate, sting, abase, chagrin, humble, mortify.
injure (verb) humiliate (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of
Difference between injure and humiliate

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