INJURED

injured

(adjective) harmed; “injured soldiers”

offended, pained, injured

(adjective) emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed; “she looked offended”; “face had a pained and puzzled expression”; “injured feelings”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

injured

simple past tense and past participle of injure

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "injured" is often applied: man, woman, child, worker, employee, patient, athlete, player, driver, passenger, victim, animal, horse, dog, bird, body, knee, ankle, back, muscle, tissue, leg, arm, hand, foot, head, eye, feelings.

Source: Wiktionary


INJURE

In"jure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Injured; p. pr. & vb. n. Injuring.] Etym: [L. injuriari, fr. injuria injury, perh. through F. injurier to insult, in OF. also, to injure; or perhaps fr. E. injury, or F. injure injury. See Injury.]

Definition: To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind. When have I injured thee when done thee wrong Shak.

Syn.

– To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong; maltreat; abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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