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   injure

   /ˈɪn(d)ʒə/

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   • 1. do physical harm or damage to (someone): "the explosion injured several people" Similar hurtwoundharmdamagedisablemaimmutilatedeformmanglecrushshattersmashbreakdo mischief toinformal:knackerarchaic:scatheOpposite heal
   • ▪ suffer physical harm or damage to (a part of one's body): "he injured his back helping the girl"
   • 2. harm or impair (something): "a libel calculated to injure the company's reputation" Similar harmdamageimpairunderminediminishimpedeweakenenfeeblehave a bad effect onhave a negative effect ondo harm torare:vitiatedamagemarspoilruinblightblemishbesmirchtarnishblacken
   • ▪ do injustice or wrong to (someone). archaic Similar wrongdo an injury todo an injustice tooffend againstbe detrimental toabusemaltreatmistreatill-treattreat badlyill-useinformal:do the dirty on

   Word Origin late Middle English: back-formation from injury.

   Derivatives

   • 1. injurer noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What does injure mean?

   • 1. 2. 3. SYNONYMS 1. spoil, ruin, break, mar. 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.

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   What does injury mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! 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.

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   What is the difference between injure and hurt?

   • injure, harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar mean to affect injuriously. 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.

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   What is the difference between injure and impair?

   • 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.

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   Injure means to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.

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     to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal: A bomb...

   • Znaczenie Injure, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     INJURE definicja: 1. to hurt or cause physical harm to a...

   • Injure: Arabic Translation

     INJURE translate: يُؤْذي. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Injure: French Translation

     injure translate: blesser, blesser, nuire. Learn more in the...

   • Injure: Korean Translation

     INJURE translate: 다치다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     INJURE translate: 伤害，损害. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Traditional

     INJURE translate: 傷害，損害. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Injure in Japanese

     INJURE translate: ～にけがをさせる, 怪我（けが）をさせる. Learn more in the...

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   Learn the meaning of injure, a verb that means to do harm, damage, or wrong someone or something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and medical definitions of injure.

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   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.

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   Injure means to do or cause harm of any kind to, damage, hurt, or impair. It can also mean to do wrong or injustice to, or to wound or offend. See the word history, synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences of injure.

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   Injure means to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to someone or something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Injure means to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

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   Injure means to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident. It can also mean to damage somebody's reputation, interests, feelings, etc. See pronunciation, pictures, usage notes and more.