Standard Lemma guide

injured

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɪnd͡ʒɚd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪndʒəd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N JH ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suffering from an injury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • injured dog
  • injured player
  • injured men

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of injure

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

harmed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • injured soldiers
  • injured feelings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninjured

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: gewond — suffering from an injury
  • Dutch: geblesseerd — suffering from an injury
  • Esperanto: vundita — suffering from an injury
Real reading context

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