injure

S2 W2

BrE /ˈɪndʒə/ AmE /ˈɪndʒər/

verb en → es

past injured pp injured ing injuring

1 HURT/INJURE [transitive] B1

to hurt someone or damage their body, especially in an accident or fight

herir, lesionar, lastimar

  • injure somebody

Collocations injure a person's leg · injure someone in an accident

  • He was injured when he fell off his bike.

    Se lastimó cuando cayó de su bicicleta.

2 OFFEND/INSULT [transitive] B2

to upset or offend someone by saying something that is not polite or kind

ofender, herir los sentimientos de alguien

  • injure somebody's feelings

Collocations injure someone's pride · injure a person's reputation

  • His comments injured her feelings.

    Sus comentarios lastimaron sus sentimientos.