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Injure

/ˈɪndʒə/

To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

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📖 Definitions of "Injure"

verb

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

🔄 Synonyms of "Injure"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
spitenoun	Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
offendverb	(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
woundnoun	An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Injure"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
offendverb	(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
spiteverb	(transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
woundverb	(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
maimverb	To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
wounded	Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.
damageverb	(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
harmverb	To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
impairverb	(transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
upsetverb	(transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
annoyverb	(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
hinderverb	(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
impedeverb	(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
detractverb	(transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
interfereverb	(intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
jeopardizeverb	(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
violateverb	(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
infringeverb	(transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
hitverb	(heading, physical) To strike.