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Injure Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ure

Injure has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

cause injuries or bodily harm to

2

hurt the feelings of

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"

"This remark really bruised my ego"

3

cause damage or affect negatively

"Our business was hurt by the new competition"

4

To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

Example Sentences
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests" verb
"This remark really bruised my ego" verb
"Our business was hurt by the new competition" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hurt arouse damage
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
trample concuss calk torture pull traumatize maim twist subluxate disable harm run down fracture shoot knife skin bruise graze diss lacerate sting humiliate
Rhyming Words
ure cure lure fure kure yure eure ture pure bure sure mure dure shure viure heure azure alure coure youre
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