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- Dictionaryinjure/ˈɪn(d)ʒə/
verb
- 1. do physical harm or damage to (someone): "the explosion injured several people" Similar Opposite
- 2. harm or impair (something): "a libel calculated to injure the company's reputation" Similar
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INJURE definition: 1. to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal: 2. to hurt or cause physical harm to a…. Learn more.
Injure definition: to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair. See examples of INJURE used in a sentence.
1. to do physical harm or damage to; hurt. 2. to offend (one's feelings, pride, etc.); wound. 3. to weaken or otherwise cause a loss in value to (a business, reputation, etc.) 4. to be unjust to; wrong.
injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success. harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss. hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings. damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness.
Injure means to hurt, physically or mentally. Lose a bet and you might injure or bruise your pride, but lose your footing and you could injure your body instead.
to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal: A bomb exploded at the embassy, injuring several people. She fell and injured her shoulder. He was badly injured in the crash. He claimed that working too hard was injuring his health. Compare. wound verb (INJURE) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically.
1. to do or cause harm of any kind to; hurt: to injure one's hand. 2. to offend: to injure a friend's feelings.
to hurt a person, animal, or part of your body: She injured her ankle when she fell. Fewer examples. Seven people had been injured. The accident killed nine people and injured thirty. During the struggle, she injured her foot. He injured himself in a fall. She injured her back during training for the game.
injure something to damage somebody’s reputation, interests, feelings, etc. This could seriously injure the company's reputation. Definition of injure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
injure, hurt, harm, damage, and impair mean to cause something or someone to no longer be healthy or in good condition. injure is usually used when the body of a person or animal has been harmed by something, such as an accident. Two people were badly injured in the accident.
