injured
Translation
injured, hurt, wounded
Examples
The injured bird could not fly.
The injured bird could not fly.
Several people were injured in the accident.
Several people were injured in the accident.
Grammar Patterns
injured ((noun)) describing a noun The injured player left the field.
to be injured describing a state He was badly injured in the fall.
Similar Words
Synonyms: hurt, wounded, harmed; Antonyms: uninjured, healthy
Etymology
Past participle of the verb 'injure', from Latin 'in-' (not) + 'ius' (right, law), meaning 'a wrong'.
Memory Tips
Think of an 'in-jury' - something that is not right or just has happened to a person's body.