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injure
[ in-jer ]
verb (used with object)
- to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair:
to injure one's hand.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- to do wrong or injustice to.
Synonyms: ,
- to wound or offend:
to injure a friend's feelings.
injure
/ ˈɪԻə /
verb
- to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to; hurt or wound
- to offend, esp by an injustice
Derived Forms
- ˈܰ, adjective
- ˈܰ, adjective
- ˈܰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- jܰ·· adjective
- jܰ· noun
- ܲȴ-jܰ adjective
- ·jܰ verb (used with object) reinjured reinjuring
- ܲ·jܰ adjective
- ܲ·jܰ·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of injure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Padres outfielder Tommy Pham was injured in an altercation Sunday night in San Diego and underwent surgery for a stab wound in his lower back.
Just minutes later three were dead and a fourth fatally injured.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has injured at least 20 people and seriously damaged multiple buildings in the Ecuadorian port city of Esmeraldas.
Ms Chick was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road on the evening of 22 January and died later in hospital.
Footage verified by the BBC showed injured people - two wearing blue UN flak jackets - arriving at a hospital in an ambulance and a UN car.
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