INJURE


Meaning of INJURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-jər ]

transitive verb

( in·jured ; in·jur·ing ˈinj-riŋ, ˈin-jə-)

Etymology: Middle English enjuren, from Anglo-French * enjurer, from Late Latin injuriare, from Latin injuria injury

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to do an injustice to : wrong

b. : to harm, impair, or tarnish the standing of

injured his reputation

c. : to give pain to

injure a person's pride

2.

a. : to inflict bodily hurt on

b. : to impair the soundness of

injured her health

c. : to inflict material damage or loss on

• in·jur·er ˈin-jər-ər noun

Synonyms:

injure , harm , hurt , damage , impair , mar mean to affect injuriously. injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success

badly injured in an accident

harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss

careful not to harm the animals

hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings

hurt by their callous remarks

damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness

a table damaged in shipping

impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution

years of smoking had impaired his health

mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement

the text is marred by many typos

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.