In"jure (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Injured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Injuring.] [L. injuriari, fr. injuria injury,
perh. through F. injurier to insult, in OF. also, to injure;
or perhaps fr. E. injury, or F. injure injury. See
Injury.] To do harm to; to impair the excellence and
value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as:
(a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair
soundness, as of health. (b) To damage or lessen the
value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander,
tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. (d)
To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To
give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to
annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or
mind.
When have I injured thee? when done thee
wrong?
Shak.
Syn. -- To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong;
maltreat; abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.