injure

tr.v., -jured, -jur·ing, -jures.

1. To cause physical harm to; hurt.
2. To cause damage to; impair.
3. To cause distress to; wound: injured their feelings.
4. To commit an injustice or offense against; wrong.

[Middle English injuren, to wrong, dishonor, from Old French injurier, from Latin iniūriārī, from iniūria, a wrong. See injury.]

injurer in'jur·er n.

verb

1. To cause physical damage to: hurt, wound. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To spoil the soundness or perfection of: blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.
3. To cause suffering or painful sorrow to: aggrieve, distress, grieve, hurt, pain, wound. See happy/unhappy.

v

Definition: hurt, harm
Antonyms: aid, assist, cure, fix, heal, help, mend

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To interfere with the legally protected interest of another or to inflict harm on someone, for which an action may be brought. To damage or impair.

The term injure is comprehensive and can apply to an injury to a person or property.

IN BRIEF: To do harm to, damage.

Put this restriction on your pleasures, be cautious that they injure no being that lives. — John Zimmerman

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - såre, kvæste, beskadige, skade

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwonden, schaden, blesseren, kwaad doen, onrecht aandoen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Méd) blesser, nuire à, compromettre, léser (des intérêts), porter un coup à

Deutsch (German)
v. - verletzen, kränken, schaden, (be)schädigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πληγώνω, τραυματίζω, βλάπτω, αδικώ, ζημιώνω

Italiano (Italian)
ferire, danneggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - machucar, prejudicar

Русский (Russian)
повредить, ранить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - herir, lesionar, ofender, agraviar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skada, såra, förorätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伤害, 毁坏, 损害

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 傷害, 毀壞, 損害

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 상처를 입히다, 해치다, ~의 명예를 훼손하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 傷付ける, 害する, 痛める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجرح, يؤذي جسديا, يفسد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פצע, פגע, הירע ל-‬

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