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in·jure

injure

 
 
pronunciation:
In jr
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part of speech: verb
inflections: injures, injuring, injured
definition 1: When you injure something like your leg or your arm, you hurt it and cause something bad to happen to it. If you injure yourself, you do something that hurts your body and probably causes you pain.
Molly injured her knee while she was ice skating. She couldn't stand up for a week.
 
synonyms:
damage, hurt, wound
antonyms:
aid
similar words:
abuse, bruise, harm, strain, weaken
definition 2: If someone injures you, they do or say something that makes you feel bad or sad. Sometimes it can cause a lot of pain that lasts a long time.
Emma injured Haley when she said that she didn't want to be friends with her anymore.
synonyms:
damage, harm, hurt, wound
antonyms:
aid
similar words:
abuse, afflict, bruise, offend, stain, sting
derivation: injurer (n.)
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