injure

verb

Etymology: A back-formation from injury, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”).

1. To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

   “The rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.”

   “I injured my ankle playing tennis.”

2. To damage or impair.
3. To do injustice to.