what does injure mean?
INJURE as VERB
- Meaning
- cause injuries or bodily harm to
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Hypernyms(s) injure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause damage or affect negatively
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- Our business was hurt by the new competition
Hypernyms(s) injure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
- This remark really bruised me ego
Hypernyms(s) injure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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