injure
pronunciation
How to pronounce injure in British English:
UK [ˈɪndʒə(r)]
How to pronounce injure in American English:
US [ˈɪndʒər]
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- Verb:
- cause injuries or bodily harm to
- hurt the feelings of
- cause damage or affect negatively
Word Origin
- injure (v.)
- mid-15c., "do an injustice to, dishonor," probably a back-formation from injury, or else from Middle French injuriier, from Latin injurare. Injury also served as a verb (late 15c.). Related: Injured; injuring.
Example
- 1. A nasty man with a knife can injure people .
- 2. Don 't let a little dispute injure a great friendship .
- 3. This type of situation may lead to massive disappointment for both of you and injure what you have .
- 4. Children have absolutely no concept of how they can injure themselves or how valuable something like a vase can be .
- 5. Always insure that there are no sharp edges that could injure the pet and keep in mind that puppies are clumsy .