Thesaurus: injure

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1. v. t. To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind.
2. v. cause injuries or bodily harm to
3. v. hurt the feelings of
4. v. cause damage or affect negatively
5. To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind. When have I injured thee when done thee wrong Shak. Syn. -- To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong; maltreat; abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.
6. To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt;to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound,as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage orlessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, orimpair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, ashappiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or thefeelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect ormind.When have I injured thee when done thee wrong Shak.
7. v:100 v. cause injuries or bodily harm to