injure
English Thesaurus
1. cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | hurt, |
| definition | : | give trouble or pain to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | trample, |
| definition | : | injure by trampling or as if by trampling (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | concuss, |
| definition | : | injure the brain; sustain a concussion (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | calk, |
| definition | : | injure with a calk (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | maim, |
| definition | : | injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | subluxate, |
| definition | : | sprain or dislocate slightly (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | harm, |
| definition | : | cause or do harm to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | run down, run over, |
| definition | : | injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | fracture a bone of (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | hit, pip, shoot, |
| definition | : | hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | knife, stab, |
| definition | : | use a knife on (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | scrape, skin, |
| definition | : | bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bruise, contuse, |
| definition | : | injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | graze, |
| definition | : | break the skin (of a body part) by scraping (verb.contact) |
2. cause damage or affect negatively (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | damage, |
| definition | : | inflict damage upon (verb.change) |
3. hurt the feelings of (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise, |
| definition | : | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | affront, diss, insult, |
| definition | : | treat, mention, or speak to rudely (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lacerate, |
| definition | : | deeply hurt the feelings of; distress (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | sting, |
| definition | : | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion) |
4. cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)
| derivation | : | wound, wounding, |
| definition | : | the act of inflicting a wound (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | injury, |
| definition | : | an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | harm, hurt, injury, trauma, |
| definition | : | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state) |
5. cause damage or affect negatively (verb.change)
| derivation | : | detriment, hurt, |
| definition | : | a damage or loss (noun.event) |
6. hurt the feelings of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | dysphemistic, offensive, |
| definition | : | substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | offensive, |
| definition | : | causing anger or annoyance (adj.all) |
7. cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)
| derivation | : | wound, wounding, |
| definition | : | the act of inflicting a wound (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | injury, |
| definition | : | an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | harm, hurt, injury, trauma, |
| definition | : | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state) |
8. cause damage or affect negatively (verb.change)
| derivation | : | detriment, hurt, |
| definition | : | a damage or loss (noun.event) |
9. hurt the feelings of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | dysphemistic, offensive, |
| definition | : | substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | offensive, |
| definition | : | causing anger or annoyance (adj.all) |
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