English Explanatory Dictionary

injure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
  2. To damage or impair.
  3. To do injustice to.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ /ˈɪn.dʒə/ en-us-injure.ogg

Word forms

injure injures injuring injured

Etymology

A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”).

Synonyms

harm wound traumatize abuse annoy bewound damage damnify dere do damage to do for do ill do violence to forwork grieve harrow hurt injure maul misdo put someone in hospital scaith scathe vulnerate wet disfigure mar befoul besmirch blemish blight contaminate contort deface defame defile deform demolish destroy destruct devastate dilapidate disgrace distort impair maim mangle mutilate obliterate pollute ruin scath scratch shend soil spoil stain sully taint tarnish

Antonyms

benefit help praise preserve

Related words

injurious injury

Derived words

injurable injurer reinjure self-injure
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