injure
verb
[ ˈɪndʒə ]
• do physical harm or damage to (someone).
• "the explosion injured several people"
Similar:
hurt,
wound,
harm,
damage,
disable,
maim,
mutilate,
deform,
mangle,
crush,
shatter,
smash,
break,
do mischief to,
knacker,
scathe,
• harm or impair (something).
• "a libel calculated to injure the company's reputation"
Similar:
harm,
damage,
impair,
undermine,
diminish,
impede,
weaken,
enfeeble,
have a bad effect on,
have a negative effect on,
do harm to,
vitiate,
mar,
spoil,
ruin,
blight,
blemish,
besmirch,
tarnish,
blacken,
Origin:
late Middle English: back-formation from injury.
