injure

== English == === Etymology === A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dʒə/ Rhymes: -ɪndʒə(ɹ) === Verb === injure (third-person singular simple present injures, present participle injuring, simple past and past participle injured) (transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature. Synonyms: harm, wound, traumatize; see also Thesaurus:harm (transitive) To damage or impair. Synonyms: disfigure, mar; see also Thesaurus:deface (transitive) To do injustice to. Antonyms: benefit, help, praise, preserve ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== injurious injury ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French injurie, borrowed from Latin injuria, iniūria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.ʒyʁ/ === Noun === injure f (plural injures) offense, insult ==== Related terms ==== injurier injurieux injurieusement === Further reading === “injure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Adjective === injūre vocative masculine singular of injūrus