injure
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injure
- /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ US
- /ˈɪn.dʒə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪndʒə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
A back-formation from injury, from Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”).
verb injures · injuring · injured
- To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature. The rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.
- To damage or impair.
- To do injustice to.
