injure
verb
Simple meaning
To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɪndʒɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Cause injuries or bodily harm to
transitive
To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
Cause damage or affect negatively
transitive
To damage or impair.
transitive
To do injustice to.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Cause injuries or bodily harm to
Used this way, injure is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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