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UK [ˈɪndʒə(r)d] / US [ˈɪndʒərd] adjective
1)
a) hurt in an accident or attack

Peter brushed aside worries about his injured knee.

The injured man was taken to hospital.

seriously injured:

a seriously injured patient

b) the injured people who have been injured

The injured included three young children.

2) injured feelings are feelings of being upset or offended
injured pride (= feeling of embarrassment):

He walked away suffering from nothing more than injured pride.


English dictionary. 2014.

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