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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Among the injured is a Chinese national and a New Zealander, they said.
From BBC
The officers were wearing body cameras and no law enforcement officers were injured, he added.
From BBC
No law enforcement personnel were injured in the encounter.
From Salon
The Lambing Shed Farm Shop and Kitchen confirmed the incident involved its food truck, with four members of its team injured.
From BBC
Her former regiment highlighted her bravery when attending to an overturned vehicle in the Falklands that left multiple Welsh Guards injured – which won her a commendation award.
From BBC
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