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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
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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of injure1
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Example Sentences
A man died and several others, including an eight-year-old girl, were injured in the fire.
Another lawmaker, state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot multiple times and injured.
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.
"That would be such amazing legacy for our soldiers and everyone who's been injured or killed in conflicts."
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.
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