Injured
'ɪndʒəd
Definitions
2 meaningsSuffering physical harm or damage.
'ɪndʒəd
Having sustained physical harm or damage.
The injured hiker was rescued from the mountain.
💡 Simply: Being hurt or damaged. Like when you scrape your knee and need a bandage!
👶 For kids: When something or someone gets hurt, like falling and scraping your knee.
More Examples
She received treatment for her injured arm.
Several people were injured in the car accident.
How It's Used
"The injured patient was rushed to the emergency room."
"The team's star player was injured during the game."
Harmed or wounded, typically due to violence or an accident.
'ɪndʒəd
Having been hurt or harmed.
She was injured during the fight.
💡 Simply: When something has already been hurt, like a knee is injured after you fall.
👶 For kids: Already hurt from something, like a boo-boo after you fell down.
More Examples
The soldier was injured in combat.
Several people were injured in the fire.
How It's Used
"He was injured in the accident."
Idioms & expressions
add insult to injury
To make a bad situation worse.
"To add insult to injury, the car wouldn't start after the flat tire."
From Middle English *injuren, from Anglo-French injurer (to harm), from Latin iniuria (injustice, wrong).
The word 'injured' has been used for centuries to describe physical harm, evolving from legal contexts (to denote a wronged party) to broader applications related to physical and emotional harm.
Memory tip
Think of a bandage – an injured person might need one.