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injure
English
Etymology
A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin ini?ria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + i?s, i?ris (“right, law”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd??/
- Rhymes: -?nd??(?)
Verb
injure (third-person singular simple present injures, present participle injuring, simple past and past participle injured)
- (transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
- (transitive) To damage or impair.
- (transitive) To do injustice to.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- praise
- help
- preserve
- benefit
Related terms
- injurious
- injury
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French injurie, borrowed from Latin injuria, ini?ria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.?y?/
Noun
injure f (plural injures)
- offense, insult
Related terms
- injurier
References
“injure” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Adjective
inj?re
- vocative masculine singular of inj?rus
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afflict
English
Etymology
From Old French aflicter, from Latin afflictare (“to damage, harass, torment”), frequentative of affligere (“to dash down, overthrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??fl?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- Hyphenation: af?flict
Verb
afflict (third-person singular simple present afflicts, present participle afflicting, simple past and past participle afflicted)
- (transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
- (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
- (obsolete) To make low or humble.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth.
Related terms
- affliction
- afflictive
Translations
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??fl?k(t)/
Verb
afflict (third-person singular present afflicts, present participle afflictin, past afflictit, past participle afflictit)
- to afflict
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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