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injure

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/
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/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ · /ˈɪn.dʒə/

Definition of injure

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)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.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)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. (transitive)To damage or impair.
  3. (transitive)To do injustice to.

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Etymology

A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”).

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