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injure vs torment

torment vs injure

injure is not a noun while torment is a noun.

injure and torment both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
torment Yes No Yes No
As verbs, torment is a hyponym of injure; that is, torment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injure:
  • injure: cause injuries or bodily harm to
  • torment: subject to torture
Other hyponyms of injure include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torture, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, bruise, contuse, graze.
injure (noun) torment (noun)
the act of harassing someone
a severe affliction
intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
extreme mental distress
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
unbearable physical pain
injure (verb) torment (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to subject to torture
cause damage or affect negatively torment emotionally or mentally
hurt the feelings of treat cruelly
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