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injured

/ˈɪndʒəd/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    1. Having been harmed, wounded, or hurt.

    - "The athlete was injured during the game."
    - "The injured soldier was taken to the hospital."
  • Verb, Transitive

    2. To cause harm or damage to.

    - "The car injured several pedestrians."
    - "The thief injured the victim during the robbery."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɪndʒɚd/



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Antonyms

benefit , help , praise , preserve
Synonyms

damage , disfigure , harm , hurt , impair , mar , wound
Rhymes
Words rhyming with injured
mended , lamented , restrained , vexed , vented
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Injured (English) : Adjective: Having been harmed or wounded

  2. Injured (English) : Verb: To harm or wound

  3. Injure (English) : Verb: To cause harm or damage

  4. Injure (Spanish) : To insult or offend

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. injured (English) : Adjective: Having been harmed or wounded

  2. injured (English) : Verb: To harm or wound

  3. injure (English) : Verb: To cause harm or damage

Variants
List of all variants of injured that leads to same result
injure , injured , injurer , injurers , injures , injuring , injured list , injured lists , the injured , self-injure , self-injured , self-injures , self-injuring , self-injurious , self-injury
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

injured (Adjective), injures (Verb, Present Tense, Third Person Singular), injured (Verb, Past Tense, Participible), injured (Verb, Past Tense, Gerund), injuredly (Adverb)

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The Old English word 'ingewyrnan' meant 'to wound' and is the origin of the modern English term 'injured'.

Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

  1. Did you know that the longest bone in the human body, the femur, is also the most commonly fractured bone?

  2. The term 'injured' is derived from the Old English word 'ingewyrnan', which means 'to wound'.

  3. Injuries can be categorized into six main types: contusions, lacerations, puncture wounds, amputations, fractures, and burns.

Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

  1. Healing: The process of recovering from an injury.

  2. Trauma: A physical injury or emotional shock.

  3. Rehabilitation: The process of restoring an injured person to health and normal functioning.

Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

The concept of injury has been explored extensively in literature, art, and music. Injuries serve as a source of empathy and understanding, allowing readers, viewers, and listeners to connect with characters and themes on a deeper level.

How to Memorize "injured"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person with a bandage on their arm or a cast on their leg to represent the concept of being injured.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'injured' with the concept of pain and suffering.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'I Need Just Understanding and Rest for Energy' to remember the definition of injured as an adjective.

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