INJURED
Dictionary entry overview: What does injured mean?
• INJURED (adjective)
The adjective INJURED has 1 sense:
1. usually used of physical or mental injury to persons
Familiarity information: INJURED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INJURED (adjective)
Meaning:
Usually used of physical or mental injury to persons
Context examples:
injured soldiers / injured feelings
Similar:
disabled; hors de combat; out of action (so badly injured as to be excused from continuing)
hurt; wounded (suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle)
harmed (having had pain or loss or suffering inflicted)
eviscerate (having been disembowelled)
disjointed; dislocated; separated (separated at the joint)
maimed; mutilated (badly injured, perhaps with amputation)
cut; gashed; slashed (wounded by cutting deeply)
burned (injured by intense heat (as of fire or the sun))
bruised; contused; contusioned (injured without breaking the skin)
blistered ((of skin) having blisters (swellings containing watery fluid) caused by burning or irritation)
black-and-blue; livid (discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin)
battle-scarred (scarred by battle)
raw (having the surface exposed and painful)
stabbed (pierced with a pointed weapon)
lacerate; lacerated; mangled; torn (having edges that are jagged from injury)
Also:
broken (physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split)
impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)
damaged (harmed or injured or spoiled)
unsound (not sound financially)
Antonym:
uninjured (not injured physically or mentally)
