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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

다치게 하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dachige hada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Injure/ˈɪn.dʒər/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 축구를 하다가 무릎을 다쳤다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To do physical harm or damage to a person or animal.

    "He had to be careful not to injure his knee during the football match."
  2. 2

    To damage or impair something such as feelings, reputation, or interests.

    "The scandal seriously injured her political career and public image."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'iniurare', meaning to do wrong or treat unjustly, formed from 'in-' (not, against) + 'ius' (law, right). Over the centuries in Middle French and Early Modern English, the meaning shifted from a legal violation or moral wrong to physical or bodily harm.

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