injured 1 of 2

adjective

as in damaged

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injured

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verb

past tense of injure
1
as in wounded
to cause bodily damage to injured himself while skiing

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2
as in marred
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come

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Recent Examples of injured
Adjective
That injured student was then transported to the hospital by ambulance. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The injured pedestrian was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition, according to law enforcement. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said he was outraged by the recordings and had spoken to the injured man, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a former longtime city employee. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Star receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) is out for at least six weeks and quite possibly more, while defensive tackle Poona Ford (triceps) is out for the season and defensive tackle Kobie Turner (groin) will miss a few games on injured reserve. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 The blaze happened during an exercise and killed four service members of the armed forces, leaving several more injured. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2026 Later that day, Schefter reported that the Eagles had reversed course and placed Hurts on injured reserve. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 With Rice out and Tyquan Thornton (ankle) on injured reserve, the Chiefs elevated receiver Andrew Armstrong from the practice squad for the game. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 Starting left guard Landon Dickerson (bone bruise in knee) practiced with limitations for the second straight day after the Eagles designated him to return from injured reserve. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
On Tuesday morning, three people were killed and four injured when two vehicles caught fire in a Russian attack on the Kyiv-Odesa highway, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 The pledge follows land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers; Seoul says North Korea planted the mines, while Pyongyang denies responsibility and threatens retaliation. — Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 One person was rescued, and another was injured after an early morning fire at a Plano apartment that, officials say, was possibly set intentionally. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Jansen took 4-15 in six overs, with Anrich Nortje taking 1-5 before walking off injured, as Australia sputtered early on. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Becky Drury, a 54-year-old inclusion educational assistant from Bend, and Saylor Graham, 7, were injured in the shooting. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 With both Penix and Tagovailoa injured to begin the season and Cooper Rush at quarterback, the offense scored just 16 points over the first two weeks of the season. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Vision, severely injured, tries to persuade Thomas to abandon him. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Saxon said he was misclassified as an independent contractor and severely injured his back and neck on the project. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injured
  1. damaged
  2. wounded
  3. marred
  4. spoiled
  5. hurt
  6. crippled
  7. imperfect
  8. weakened
Adjective
  • Terrain may obstruct radio signals, while damaged infrastructure can limit cellular access.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • At least five people were reported missing, 49 were rescued, and the flood swept away about three dozen homes and damaged bridges, power lines and a hydropower construction site.
    — Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Three were killed and six were wounded in the Obukhiv district, where warehouses were damaged, police said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The elder Sebastian Trotter was in the water below him, grabbing a tree trunk, wounded and barely able to speak.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of wounded
Verb
  • There were also parts that were not as successful — mainly the parts marred by his physical unreadiness.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Both Republicans had promoted the narrative that the 2020 election was marred by fraud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of marred
Adjective
  • Supermarket staffers were confronted by pools of water beneath freezers and spoiled produce earlier this week after hackers took control of refrigerators in hundreds of grocery stores across France.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that its cybercrime unit was investigating the large-scale attack, including the extent of damage caused by spoiled food and reports of fires.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoiled
Verb
  • Jackdaw to have limited impact on energy bills The British government has faced criticism from some corners that its climate policies have hurt industry and energy security.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Among the report’s most concerning findings, enterprises often make software purchases that IT heads believe could hurt the organization.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • He is crippled by doubt, convinced that others are gaining on him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The long nightmare might be over for South African producers, whose industry has been crippled for more than two years by the paralysis of a rebate program that for all intents and purposes had ceased to function.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of crippled
Adjective
  • This contributes to imperfect fits, product returns, and lower customer satisfaction.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Perfect Prescription is Spacemen 3’s masterpiece, an imperfect record made by one of the last holistically perfect groups of the 20th century.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of imperfect
Verb
  • Economist Thomas Philippon calculates that weakened competition costs the typical household about $300 a month.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis are the crown jewel in this network, given how much Hezbollah has been weakened.
    — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of weakened

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