injure

/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/

verb 3

Collocations

(verb.) harm yourself/sb physically

ADV

badly, seriously, severely | slightly

accidentally

She accidentally injured her shoulder while playing tennis last weekend.

deliberately

(verb.) damage sb's reputation, pride, etc.

ADV

seriously, severely

He was seriously injured in the car accident last month.

VERB + INJURE

be calculated to

The reckless driver's actions were calculated to injure anyone in his path.

be likely to

Playing contact sports without proper equipment is likely to injure your knees and ankles.

Definitions

verb

To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

The rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.

I injured my ankle playing tennis.

To damage or impair.

To do injustice to.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — cause injuries or bodily harm to

wound

verb — cause damage or affect negatively

hurt

verb — hurt the feelings of

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.

Wiktionary

I injured my ankle playing tennis.

Wiktionary

Too much smoking tends to injure the voice.

Tatoeba · #25886

You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.

Tatoeba · #28478

Excessive smoking will injure your health.

Tatoeba · #40674

Don't injure your stomach by eating too much.

Tatoeba · #268635

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