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   In·jure

   /ˈinjər/

   

   verb

   • 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"
   • ▪ 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). 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 is injure verb?

   • Definition of injure verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary injure somebody/something/yourself to harm yourself or someone else physically, especially in an accident He injured his knee playing hockey. Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. She injured herself during training.

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   What does injurie mean?

   • late 14c., "harm, damage, loss; a specific injury," from Anglo-French injurie "wrongful action," from Latin injuria "wrong, hurt, injustice, insult," noun use of fem. of injurius "wrongful, unjust," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + ius (genitive iuris) "right, law" (see jurist).

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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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   to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand. Synonyms: mar, break, ruin, spoil. Antonyms: benefit. to do wrong or injustice to. Synonyms: abuse, maltreat. to wound or offend: to injure a friend's feelings. injure. / ˈɪndʒə / verb. to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to; hurt or wound.

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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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