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- Dictionaryin·jure/ˈinjər/
verb
- 1. do physical harm or damage to (someone): "the explosion injured several people" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : 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.
INJURE definition: 1. to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal: 2. to hurt or cause physical harm to a…. Learn more.
Injure definition: to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair. See examples of INJURE used in a sentence.
Injure means to hurt, physically or mentally. Lose a bet and you might injure or bruise your pride, but lose your footing and you could injure your body instead.
injure is a general term referring to any kind or degree of damage: to injure one's spine; to injure one's reputation. To impair is to make imperfect in any way, often with a suggestion of progressive deterioration and of permanency in the result: One's health is impaired by overwork.
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.
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.
1. to do or cause harm of any kind to; hurt: to injure one's hand. 2. to offend: to injure a friend's feelings.
to hurt a person, animal, or part of your body: She injured her ankle when she fell. Fewer examples. Seven people had been injured. The accident killed nine people and injured thirty. During the struggle, she injured her foot. He injured himself in a fall. She injured her back during training for the game.
injure, hurt, harm, damage, and impair mean to cause something or someone to no longer be healthy or in good condition. injure is usually used when the body of a person or animal has been harmed by something, such as an accident.
