injure
//ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- injure
- past (v2)
- injured
- past participle (v3)
- injured
- present participle
- injuring
- 3rd person singular
- injures
Definitions
1.To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
- I injured my ankle playing tennis.
- The rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.
2.To damage or impair.
3.To do injustice to.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3796
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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”).