injure
verbUS /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ · UK /ˈɪn.dʒə/
Etymology 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”).
1
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.
2
To damage or impair.
3
To do injustice to.
- Derived terms
- injurable, injurer, reinjure, self-injure