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injure

/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/verb2 syllables

Injure means: hurt the feelings of.

Synonyms for injure20

verb, as in hurt the feelings of

hurt, wound, bruise, offend, spite

verb, as in cause injuries or bodily harm to

wound

verb, as in cause damage or affect negatively

hurt

also used for injure

harm, traumatize, abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, dere, do damage to, disfigure, mar, befoul, besmirch, blemish, blight

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What does injure mean?3

verb

1

hurt the feelings of“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”

2

cause injuries or bodily harm to

3

cause damage or affect negatively“Our business was hurt by the new competition”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with injure?1

two syllables

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Injure in a sentence

  • Unless you keep early hours, you will injure your health.unknown
  • Too much smoking tends to injure the voice.CK
  • You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.Swift
  • Don't injure your stomach by eating too much.Zifre
  • You may injure yourselves if you don't follow the safety procedures.Amastan
  • You have to be careful so as not to injure yourself.Objectivesea
  • You have to be careful not to injure yourself.Objectivesea
  • The grater is so sharp that you can easily injure yourself.GemMonkey

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Forms of injure

as a verb

past tense
injured
present participle
injuring
third-person singular
injures
past participle
injured