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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. a. : to inflict bodily hurt on. b. : to impair the soundness of. injured her health. c. : to inflict material damage or loss on. 2. a. : to harm, impair, or tarnish the standing of. injured his reputation. b. : to give pain to. injure a person's pride. c. : to do an injustice to : wrong. injurer. ˈin-jər-ər.
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.
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.
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. When a player in a sport is injured, they leave the field to be examined by a trainer or a physician, to see how severe their injury really is.
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.
injure to harm yourself or someone else physically, especially in an accident: He injured his knee playing hockey. Three people were injured in the crash. wound [often passive] ( somewhat formal ) to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon: Two people were killed and dozens more wounded in the attack.
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.
verb. injured, injures, injuring. To do physical harm or damage to; hurt. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To offend (one's feelings, pride, etc.); wound. Webster's New World. To experience injury in (oneself or a body part). She injured her ankle climbing down the hill. American Heritage. To cause damage to; impair.
