- physically hurt; having an injury
- His injured leg prevented him from walking.
- Luckily, she isn't injured.
- Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly.
- The boy and another seriously injured person were evacuated by air ambulance
- He tried to pull his critically injured friend from the burning vehicle.
- He was conscious, but severely injured.
- her badly injured ankle
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb1- a slightly injured arm
- The injured man was struggling to stand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- lie
- get
- …
- badly
- critically
- gravely
- …
- the injurednoun [plural] the people injured in an accident, a battle, etc.
- Ambulances took the injured to a nearby hospital.
More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns - (of a person or their feelings) upset or offended because something unfair has been done
- an injured look/tone
- injured pride
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