INJURING
Verb
injuring
present participle of injure
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