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- DictionaryIn·jured/ˈinjərd/
adjective
- 1. harmed, damaged, or impaired: "a road accident left him severely injured"
- 2. offended: "his injured pride"
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. noun. Synonyms. damage. harm. hurt.
INJURED definition: 1. hurt or physically harmed: 2. If your feelings are injured, someone has offended or upset you…. Learn more.
Injure definition: to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair. See examples of INJURE used in a sentence.
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.
The meaning of INJURY is hurt, damage, or loss sustained. How to use injury in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Injury.
injured. adjective. /ˈɪndʒəd/. /ˈɪndʒərd/. physically hurt; having an injury. His injured leg prevented him from walking. Luckily, she isn't injured. Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly. The boy and another seriously injured person were evacuated by air ambulance.
If you break your leg, you are injured. If someone caused the break by pushing you off a swing, you are the injured party. Injured means harmed. Usually injured means physically harmed, but sometimes you'll see it used with pride.
a. To cause damage to; impair: The gossip injured his reputation. b. To commit an injustice or offense against; wrong: people who were injured by the false accusations. 3. To cause distress to; wound: injured their 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.
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. SYNONYMY NOTE: injure implies the marring of the appearance, health, soundness, etc. of a person or thing [injured pride]; harm more strongly ...
