Synonyms and antonyms of To injure yourself or someone else in British Thesaurus

injure (verb)

to hurt someone and cause damage to their body

harm (verb)

to injure, damage, or have a bad effect on someone or something

wound (verb)

if someone is wounded, they are injured by something that damages their skin or flesh, especially severely

cut (verb)

to injure a part of your body with something sharp that cuts the skin

burn (verb)

to injure someone or a part of your body with something hot

strain (verb)

to injure yourself by twisting or stretching a muscle too much

injure (verb)

to do something that damages part of your body

break (verb)

if a bone in your body breaks, or if you break it, it cracks or separates into two pieces

bruise (verb)

to cause a mark to appear on someone’s body by hitting or knocking it

disable (verb)

to harm someone so that part of their body or brain no longer works normally

bark (verb)

to accidentally knock a hard part of your body such as your shin or knuckles against something, and tear some skin off

blind (verb)

to damage someone’s eyes so that they are unable to see again

bloody (verb)

mainly literary to injure a part of someone’s body so that it bleeds

bruise (verb)

if you bruise easily, marks appear on your body when you are hit or knocked without a lot of force

burn (verb)

to injure or kill someone by setting fire to them

choke (verb)

to squeeze someone’s neck so they cannot breathe

crick (verb)

to injure your neck or back by moving it too suddenly

cripple (verb)

to make someone physically disabled, especially unable to walk

crush (verb)

to injure or kill someone by crushing them

cut down (literary)

literary if a weapon, bullet, or illness cuts someone down, it kills or injures them

debilitate (verb)

formal to make someone physically or mentally weak

dislocate (verb)

to do something that forces a bone out of its normal position in its socket

do a job on ()

to hurt someone, or to damage something

do someone/yourself a mischief ()

to injure someone or yourself

do yourself an injury ()

to hurt yourself without meaning to

draw blood ()

to make someone bleed

electrocute (verb)

to kill or injure someone with electricity

fall/land awkwardly ()

to fall or land in a way that is uncomfortable or hurts you

graze (verb)

to break the surface of your skin, for example when you fall to the ground

incapacitate (verb)

formal to make someone or something unable to live or work normally

injure (verb)

formal to cause harm to someone or something

jam (verb)

to injure part of your body because it gets pressed or squeezed between two hard things

knife (verb)

to injure or kill someone with a knife

lacerate (verb)

formal to make a deep cut in someone’s flesh

lame (verb)

to make a person or animal lame

lose (verb)

to not have part of your body any longer, for example because of an accident, illness, or age

maim (verb)

to injure someone seriously, especially permanently

mangle (verb)

to damage or hurt someone or something seriously by twisting or crushing them so that they no longer have their correct shape

mutilate (verb)

to damage someone’s body permanently by cutting it or removing part of it

paralyse (verb)

to make someone lose the ability to move their body or a part of it

pinch (verb)

to squeeze someone’s skin between your thumb and finger so that it hurts them

pull (verb)

to injure a muscle by stretching it too much

put your back/shoulder etc out ()

to injure your back/shoulder etc by moving a bone out of its position in a joint

rick (verb)

British to injure a part of your body such as your back or neck by twisting it

run down ()

to hit someone with your car and injure or kill them

savage (verb)

if an animal savages someone, it attacks them and injures or kills them

scald (verb)

to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam

scalp (verb)

to cut the skin and hair off an enemy’s head as a sign of victory, as some Native American groups did in the past

scar (verb)

to leave a permanent mark on someone’s skin as the result of an injury

scar someone for life ()

to leave a permanent physical mark on someone’s body

scrape (verb)

to injure a part of your body or damage something by rubbing it against a rough surface

scratch (verb)

to cut someone’s skin slightly with something sharp

shed blood ()

to cause death or injury

spill blood ()

to hurt or kill someone in a fight

split (verb)

to make a long thin cut in your skin

sprain (verb)

to injure a joint such as your wrist by suddenly stretching or turning it too much

stab (verb)

to kill or hurt someone by pushing a knife or other sharp object into their body

tear (verb)

to damage something such as a muscle by stretching it until it pulls apart

trample (verb)

to put your feet down on someone or something in a heavy way that causes injury or damage

twist (verb)

to injure a part of your body such as your knee or wrist by bending it too much or by bending it in the wrong direction

twist someone’s arm ()

to pull someone’s arm behind their back and force it upwards in order to stop them escaping or to hurt them

wrench (verb)

to injure a part of your body by twisting it suddenly