Definition of Injure in English :

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Injure meaning in English

Meaning of Injure in English

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Injure pronunciation in English

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Injure

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Verb

1. injure, wound

cause injuries or bodily harm to

2. bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

hurt the feelings of

Example Sentences:
'She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests'
'This remark really bruised my ego'

3. hurt, injure

cause damage or affect negatively

Example Sentences:
'Our business was hurt by the new competition'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Injure

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to cause physical or mental harm or suffering to; hurt or wound
2. 
to offend, esp by an injustice

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Injure

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈinjured or ˈinjuring
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

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Injure

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tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures
1.
a. To cause physical harm to; hurt: The accident injured the passengers. The fall injured his knee.
b. To experience injury in (oneself or a body part): She injured her ankle climbing down the hill.
2.
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.

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