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- Dictionaryin·jured/ˈinjərd/
adjective
- 1. harmed, damaged, or impaired: "a road accident left him severely injured" Similar Opposite
- 2. offended: "his injured pride" Similar Opposite
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INJURED definition: 1. hurt or physically harmed: 2. If your feelings are injured, someone has offended or upset you…. Learn more.
: to inflict bodily hurt on. b. : to impair the soundness of. injured her health. c. : to inflict material damage or loss on. 2. a. : to harm, impair, or tarnish the standing of. injured his reputation. b. : to give pain to. injure a person's pride. c. : to do an injustice to : wrong. injurer. ˈin-jər-ər.
to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal: A bomb exploded at the embassy, injuring several people. She fell and injured her shoulder. He was badly injured in the crash. He claimed that working too hard was injuring his health. Compare. wound verb (INJURE) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically.
If someone caused the break by pushing you off a swing, you are the injured party. Injured means harmed. Usually injured means physically harmed, but sometimes you'll see it used with pride.
Injure definition: to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair. See examples of INJURE used in a sentence.
An injured person or animal has physical damage to part of their body, usually as a result of an accident or fighting.
2 meanings: 1. to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to; hurt or wound 2. to offend, esp by an injustice.... Click for more definitions.
physically hurt; having an injury. His injured leg prevented him from walking. Luckily, she isn't injured. Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly. The boy and another seriously injured person were evacuated by air ambulance. He tried to pull his critically injured friend from the burning vehicle. He was conscious, but severely injured.
a. To cause damage to; impair: The gossip injured his reputation. b. To commit an injustice or offense against; wrong: people who were injured by the false accusations. 3. To cause distress to; wound: injured their feelings.
verb. /ˈɪndʒə (r)/ /ˈɪndʒər/ Verb Forms. injure somebody/something/yourself to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident. He injured his knee playing hockey. Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. She injured herself during training. She was seriously injured in a riding accident.
