injure

/'indʤə/
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injure

A soccer player injures his ankle during a game.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To cause physical harm or damage to a living being: To inflict wounds, impair bodily function, or cause pain through an external force or action.
    • To cause harm or damage to something non-physical: To negatively affect someone's feelings, reputation, or a non-tangible entity like a relationship or one's pride.
    • To commit an injustice or wrong against someone.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (Physical Harm):
    • The car accident could injure the passengers.
    • He injured his knee while playing soccer.
  • Verb (Emotional/Non-Physical Harm):
    • Her harsh words injured his pride deeply.
    • False rumors can injure a person's reputation.
Advanced Usage
  • "to injure oneself": To accidentally cause harm to one's own body.
    • Be careful not to injure yourself while using those tools.
  • Legally or formally: Used to describe the act of wronging someone or violating their rights.
    • The court found that the company's actions had injured the plaintiffs.
Variants and Related Words
  • Injured (adj): Having sustained an injury; harmed.
    • The injured player was carried off the field.
  • Injurious (adj): Causing or likely to cause injury; harmful.
    • Smoking is injurious to health.
  • Injury (n): An instance of being injured; harm or damage.
    • He suffered a serious injury to his back.
Synonyms
  • Hurt: To cause pain or injury (can be physical or emotional).
  • Harm: To damage or injure.
  • Wound: To inflict a physical injury, especially a cut or break in the skin.
  • Damage: To impair the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "injure" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • Add insult to injury: To make a bad situation worse by causing further distress or humiliation.
    • After losing my wallet, to add insult to injury, I missed the last bus home.
injure

A soccer player injures his ankle during a game.

Verb
  1. cause damage or affect negatively
    • Our business was hurt by the new competition
  2. hurt the feelings of
    • She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
    • This remark really bruised my ego
  3. cause injuries or bodily harm to

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