Hypernyms for "injure"
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abase
affront
break
bruise
calk
chagrin
concuss
contuse
disable
diss
excruciate
fracture
graze
handicap
harm
hit
humble
humiliate
incapacitate
insult
invalid
knife
lacerate
maim
mortify
overstretch
pip
pull
rick
run down
run over
scrape
shock
shoot
skin
sprain
stab
sting
subluxate
torment
torture
trample
traumatise
traumatize
turn
twist
wrench
wrick
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.