injure
Americanverb
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to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to; hurt or wound
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to offend, esp by an injustice
Related Words
Injure, impair mean to harm or damage something. 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.
Other Word Forms
- injurable adjective
- injured adjective
- injurer noun
- quasi-injured adjective
- reinjure verb (used with object)
- uninjured adjective
- uninjuring adjective
Etymology
Origin of injure
1575–85; back formation from injury (noun); replacing injury (verb)
Example Sentences
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Numerous inmates at the prison, which is located near the ammunitions store, are reported to have been injured.
From BBC
The festival is offering a space to do these shows, but also for an audience to have the night out and trust that the show is not going to injure you.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Lebanese health ministry said the Al-Zahraa Hospital had received and treated "a number of those injured in the air strike".
From BBC
Seven people were seriously injured when they were hit by a black Suzuki Swift in Friar Gate at about 21:30 GMT on Saturday.
From BBC
The Israeli embassy in Manila said she was injured while leading her patient to safety, after a ballistic missile struck her apartment in Tel Aviv.
From BBC
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