Search results
- Dictionaryinjured/ˈɪn(d)ʒəd/
adjective
- 1. harmed, damaged, or impaired: "a road accident left him severely injured" Similar Opposite
- 2. offended: "his injured pride" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
INJURED definition: 1. hurt or physically harmed: 2. If your feelings are injured, someone has offended or upset you…. Learn more.
to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal: A bomb exploded at the embassy, injuring several people. She fell and injured her shoulder. He was badly injured in the crash. He claimed that working too hard was injuring his health. Compare. wound verb (INJURE) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically.
physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack: a head /back/ knee injury. receive/sustain injury Several train passengers received / sustained serious injuries in the crash. injury to Injuries to the spine are common among these workers. escape injury They were lucky to escape (without) injury.
verb. /ˈɪndʒə (r)/ /ˈɪndʒər/ Verb Forms. injure somebody/something/yourself to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident. He injured his knee playing hockey. Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. She injured herself during training. She was seriously injured in a riding accident.
physically hurt; having an injury. His injured leg prevented him from walking. Luckily, she isn't injured. Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly. The boy and another seriously injured person were evacuated by air ambulance. He tried to pull his critically injured friend from the burning vehicle. He was conscious, but severely injured.
the injured noun [plural] the people injured in an accident, a battle, etc. Ambulances took the injured to a nearby hospital. Definition of injured adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
injured meaning, definition, what is injured: having a wound or damage to part of your...: Learn more.
injure meaning, definition, what is injure: to hurt yourself or someone else, for ex...: Learn more.
An injured person or animal has physical damage to part of their body, usually as a result of an accident or fighting. The other injured man had a superficial stomach wound. Many of them will have died because they were so badly injured. Synonyms: hurt, damaged, wounded, broken More Synonyms of injured.
a. : to inflict bodily hurt on. b. : to impair the soundness of. injured her health. c. : to inflict material damage or loss on. 2. a. : to harm, impair, or tarnish the standing of. injured his reputation. b. : to give pain to. injure a person's pride. c. : to do an injustice to : wrong. injurer. ˈin-jər-ər.
