injure
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English
Etymology
A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dʒə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪndʒə(ɹ)
Verb
injure (third-person singular simple present injures, present participle injuring, simple past and past participle injured)
- (transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
- Synonyms: harm, wound; see also Thesaurus:harm
- The rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.
- I injured my ankle playing tennis.
- (transitive) To damage or impair.
- Synonyms: disfigure, mar; see also Thesaurus:deface
- (transitive) To do injustice to.
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Translations
to wound or cause physical harm
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to cause damage or impair
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to do injustice to
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French injurie, borrowed from Latin injuria, iniūria.
Pronunciation
Noun
injure f (plural injures)
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Further reading
- “injure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Adjective
injūre