Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

injure

[in-jer]

verb (used with object)

injured, injuring 
  1. to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair.

    to injure one's hand.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. to do wrong or injustice to.

    Synonyms: ,
  3. to wound or offend.

    to injure a friend's feelings.



injure

/ ˈɪԻə /

verb

  1. to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to; hurt or wound

  2. to offend, esp by an injustice

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • injurable adjective
  • injurer noun
  • quasi-injured adjective
  • reinjure verb (used with object)
  • uninjured adjective
  • uninjuring adjective
  • ˈܰ adjective
  • ˈܰ adjective
  • ˈܰ noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of injure1

1575–85; back formation from injury (noun); replacing injury (verb)
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of injure1

C16: back formation from injury
Discover More

Synonym Study

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.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

A man died and several others, including an eight-year-old girl, were injured in the fire.

From

Another lawmaker, state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot multiple times and injured.

From

General, whose 600 beds are desperately needed by the county’s most critically ill and injured, but also can’t move on to a facility that provides the care they need.

From

"That would be such amazing legacy for our soldiers and everyone who's been injured or killed in conflicts."

From

Iranian state TV reported 60 people had been killed in a strike in Tehran, while in Israel, officials said three people had been killed and dozens injured.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


injunctioninjured list