Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

injured

/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: in-jured
IPA: /ˈɪnd͡ʒɚd/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of injure

adj

Suffering from an injury.

Example Sentences

"injured dog"
"injured player"
"injured men"
"The firefighters put on breathing apparatus and managed to find the injured. In one case, they were almost too late - one of the bystanders who had helped with the initial rescue attempts had been reported missing. They were later found unconscious, having been overcome by the fumes."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪnd͡ʒɚd/
British English: /ˈɪndʒəd/

Inflected Forms

more injured (comparative) most injured (superlative)

Derived Forms

cryoinjured injuredly injuredness noninjured uninjured

Phrases

injured party vaccine-injured

Synonyms

offended pained

Rhymes With

uninjured

Questions

How do you pronounce injured?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnd͡ʒɚd/.
What does injured mean?: simple past and past participle of injure

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