injure

/ˈin-jər/

Middle English enjuren, from Anglo-French *enjurer, from Late Latin injuriare, from Latin injuria injury

verb

  1. to inflict bodily hurt on

  2. to impair the soundness of

  3. to inflict material damage or loss on

injured her health

injure harm hurt damage impair mar mean to affect injuriously. injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success. harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss.

noun

  1. injury to one's own body; especially : the act of purposely hurting oneself (as by cutting or burning the skin) as an emotional coping mechanism : self-harm

The dog's excessive licking led to self-injury.