Afflict Vs Inflict: Meanings with Examples

Afflict

Afflict, the word is used as a verb.

Afflict, শব্দটি verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Meaning as a verb:

Being affected adversely by a problem or illness.

কোন সমস্যা বা অসুস্থতা দ্বারা বিরূপভাবে আক্রান্ত হওয়া।

Example:

• His younger brother is afflicted by Typhoid.
• We should help the poor people afflicted by this unusually cold weather.
• The program was delayed because it was afflicted by several mistakes.
• The sudden price hike of the daily necessaries afflicted the cost of living of the people of our country.
• The country is afflicted by different socio-economical problems with the increase in population.
• This particular disease afflicts children more than the adults.
• The whole country is afflicted by this unusually cold weather.
• Inflation afflicts the economy of a country.
• The sudden rise in the cost of electricity afflicted the cost of living of the people of the country.

Inflict

Inflict, this word is also used as a verb.

Inflict, এই শব্দটিও verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Meaning as a verb:

To impose something painful or unpleasant on someone or something.

কারোর বা কোনকিছুর ওপর কোন কষ্টকর বা অপ্রীতিকর কিছু চাপিয়ে দেয়া।

Example:

• Our freedom fighters inflicted a serious defeat on the Pakistani Army in 1971.
• The dacoits inflicted brutal injuries on the victims.
• Why are you inflicting your negative thoughts on me?
• We should not inflict our own beliefs on others.
• Many degenerated western culture are inflicted on our culture because of globalization.
• We should not inflict our anger on the people around us.
• He has a bad habit of inflicting his own belief on others.
• Rihan was trying to inflict the whole blame on Saira.
• Many people have a bad habit of inflicting their own faults on others.
• We should avoid the habit of inflicting our own faults on others.