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injure vs lacerate

lacerate vs injure

injure is not an adjective while lacerate is an adjective.

injure and lacerate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
lacerate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, lacerate is a hyponym of injure; that is, lacerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injure:
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
  • lacerate: deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
Other hyponyms of injure include affront, diss, insult, sting, abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify.
injure (adjective) lacerate (adjective)
having edges that are jagged from injury
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
injure (verb) lacerate (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to cut or tear irregularly
cause damage or affect negatively deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
hurt the feelings of
Difference between injure and lacerate

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