Analysis Complete

injure

/ injure /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause injuries or bodily harm to
Type of:
hurt
Kinds of:
trample concuss calk torture excruciate
Derived:
wound injury combat injury wounding hurt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
cause damage or affect negatively
"Our business was hurt by the new competition"
Type of:
damage
Derived:
detriment hurt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"
"This remark really bruised me ego"
Type of:
arouse elicit enkindle
Kinds of:
diss insult affront lacerate sting
Derived:
cattiness bitchiness spite spitefulness nastiness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
3
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hurt trample concuss calk torture excruciate damage arouse elicit enkindle diss insult