Difference between Impaired and Afflicted

Impaired

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Rendered less effective inebriated, drunk.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A criminal charge for impaired driving.

Afflicted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

Example sentence: We are all afflicted with our own spiritual blindness. That's what sin does to us, and we all sin. We would do better to look into our own hearts and deal with our own sin before we condemn the sins of others.