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to injure
01
to physically cause harm to a person or thing
Transitive: to injure a person or a body part
Examples
A misstep on the stairs could injure your leg.
Be careful with fireworks; they can injure you.
02
to cause harm or damage to something
Transitive: to injure sth
Examples
She injured her chances by arriving late to the interview.
Lack of practice injured his performance in the competition.
03
to hurt someone's feelings or pride, causing emotional pain
Transitive: to injure someone's feelings
Examples
His harsh words injured her pride deeply.
Being left out of the celebration injured his feelings.
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