Injure

/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/

Synonyms for "injure" (270 found)

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Closest matches (54)

Verb(13 words)

hurt wound abused aggrieves blooded bruise bruised brutalize brutalizes concuss contuse contuses contusing

abrade abuse afflict affront aggravate aggrieve bark batter befoul bespatter bewitch blast blemish blight bloody break bruise buffet burn chafe

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check chip claw condemn constrain contaminate contort corrupt crack craze

Noun(8 words)

aggrieving bloodying bruises bruising canker cankerscause damagecrick

Adjective(3 words)

blistering bloodied contused

Strong matches (81)

Noun(18 words)

cricked cricking cricks cripplingdamaged conditiondamages damaging detriments frostbitesgassed workersgimp gore goring hamstring harming harms hurts inflicting

cripple crucify curse cut damage debase deface defile deform deprave despoil destroy deteriorate dilapidate disable disadvantage disfigure dishonor disserve distort

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distressdo a mischiefdo evildo illdo violence todo wrongdo wrong bydo wrong todoom embitter endamage envenom exacerbate foulfoul upfracture fray frazzle fret gall gash getget into troublegraze grieve harass harm hex hurt ill-treat ill-use impair incapacitate incise infect insult irritate jinx

Verb(4 words)

damage harm harmed hurting

Adjective(1 words)

damaged

Related words (135)

Verb(28 words)

kneecapped lacerated lames maim maimed maims manged mauled mutilated offend pained paining scalded scalped scorches spite spited spiting sprained stabbed

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strained traumatized traumatizes tusked undermine wantoning weaken wrenched

Noun(29 words)

kneecapping kneecaps lamed laming lesion maiming mauling mauls mutilating pains poisoningpulled hamstringscalding spavin spites spraining sprains straining strains sunburn

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sunburns twist whiplashes wounded wounding wounds wronged wronging wrongs

knock aboutlaceratelouse upmaimmake mincemeat ofmake worsemaltreat mangle manhandle mar maul menace mishandle mistreat misuse molest mutilate offence offend outrage

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pain persecute pierceplay havoc withplay hob withpoison pollute prejudice puncture punishput backqueer rend rip roughrough uprun rupture savage scald scar scathe scorch scotch scrape scratch scuff shoot skin slander slash slight slit smirch spoil sprain stab stick sting strain taint tarnish tear threaten torment torture traumatize violate violence vitiate weaken worsen woundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrench wrong

Adjective(1 words)

lame

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More general

11 entries

arouse damage elicit enkindle evoke fire harm hurt kindle provoke raise

More specific

6 entries

bruisedamage reputationlacerateruin prospectsscarundermine morale

Collocations

5 entries

injure a kneeinjure someoneinjure the backinjure the handinjure yourself

Inflections

3 entries

injured injures injuring

Derivations

3 entries

injurious injuriously injury

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Too much smoking tends to injure the voice.

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You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.

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Excessive smoking will injure your health.

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Don't injure your stomach by eating too much.

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