to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
2.
to do wrong or injustice to.
3.
to wound or offend: to injure a friend's feelings.
Origin: 1575–85; back formation from injury (noun); replacing injury (v.)
Related forms
in·jur·a·ble, adjective
in·jur·er, noun
qua·si-in·jured, adjective
re·in·jure, verb (used with object), re·in·jured, re·in·jur·ing.
un·in·jured, adjective
un·in·jur·ing, adjective
Synonyms 1. spoil, ruin, break, mar. Injure, impair mean to harm or damage something. Injure is a general term referring to any kind or degree of damage: to injure one's spine; to injure one's reputation. To impair is to make imperfect in any way, often with a suggestion of progressive deterioration and of permanency in the result: One's health is impaired by overwork.2. maltreat, abuse.
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