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injure vs bruise

bruise vs injure

injure is not a noun while bruise is a noun.

injure and bruise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
bruise Yes No Yes No
As verbs, bruise is a hyponym of injure; that is, bruise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injure:
  • injure: cause injuries or bodily harm to
  • bruise: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
Other hyponyms of injure include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torment, torture, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, contuse, graze.
As verbs, injure and bruise are synonyms defined as:
  • injure and bruise: hurt the feelings of
Other synonyms of injure include hurt, offend, spite, wound.
injure (noun) bruise (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
injure (verb) bruise (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
cause damage or affect negatively break up into small pieces for food preparation
hurt the feelings of injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of
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