injured
/ˈɪndʒəd/adjective
उच्चारण इन्जड
घायल, चोटिल, ज़ख़्मी
Core word
- 1
physically hurt; having an injury
घायल, चोटिल, ज़ख़्मी
- The injured passengers were taken to hospital.
- an injured knee
- He is injured and will miss the next match.
+ 4 more examples
- The injured player was carried off the field.
- Three injured workers were rushed to the hospital.
- Her injured ankle kept her out of the race.
- The injured bird could not fly.
- 2
(of feelings or pride) upset or offended
आहत (भावना)
- 'You didn't even ask me,' she said in an injured tone.
- injured pride
- He gave her an injured look when she forgot his birthday.
+ 2 more examples
- She spoke in an injured voice after the unfair remark.
- His injured feelings took days to heal.
- 1
[plural, the injured]
people who have been hurt
घायल लोग
- The injured were flown to Delhi for treatment.
- The injured were treated at the district hospital.
- Ambulances carried the injured to nearby hospitals.
+ 2 more examples
- Volunteers helped the injured after the bus collided with a truck.
- Doctors worked all night to treat the injured.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / get injured
Get injured stresses the event of being hurt; be injured stresses the state.
'Get injured' चोट लगने की घटना पर और 'be injured' चोटिल अवस्था पर ज़ोर देता है।
- Two players got injured during the match.
- The driver was injured in the crash.
injured in + accident / attack
Use in for the event, and on for the body part when it is named after at/in/on.
घटना के लिए 'in' आता है; शरीर के अंग के साथ 'in the leg', 'on the head' जैसे रूप बनते हैं।
- Several passengers were injured in the train collision.
- He was injured in the leg.
the injured (plural noun)
With the, injured names all the people who are hurt, and takes a plural verb.
'The' के साथ 'injured' सभी घायल लोगों को बताता है और बहुवचन क्रिया लेता है।
- The injured were rushed to the district hospital.
- Volunteers helped carry the injured to safety.
injured feelings / pride
As an adjective, injured can also mean hurt in feelings, offended.
Adjective के रूप में 'injured' का अर्थ भावनाओं से आहत भी हो सकता है।
- She spoke in an injured tone after the unfair remark.
- His injured pride made him leave the room.
+Collocations 5
adverb + injured
badlyseriouslyslightlycriticallyfatallyseverely
- The cyclist was seriously injured when a bus hit him.
injured + noun
playerlegpassengersoldierbirdparty
- The injured bird was nursed back to health by the children.
verb + injured
rescuetreatcarryhelprushevacuate
- Doctors treated the injured at a camp near the highway.
injured + abstract noun
pridefeelingsinnocencetonelook
- He gave her an injured look when she refused his invitation.
the injured and the dead
the dead and injuredkilled and injuredthe injured list
- The report listed the killed and injured in the blast.
“More examples 5
- The captain was injured and could not bat in the final.
कप्तान चोटिल हो गया और फ़ाइनल में बल्लेबाज़ी नहीं कर सका।
- Radhika bandaged the injured knee of her classmate.
राधिका ने अपनी सहपाठी के घायल घुटने पर पट्टी बाँधी।
- More than twenty people were injured in the stampede.
भगदड़ में बीस से अधिक लोग घायल हुए।
- The injured were given first aid before the ambulance arrived.
एम्बुलेंस आने से पहले घायलों को प्राथमिक उपचार दिया गया।
- He felt like an injured man when his friends forgot his birthday.
जब दोस्त उसका जन्मदिन भूल गए तो वह आहत महसूस करने लगा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The injured was taken to the hospital.
✓ The injured were taken to the hospital.
The injured means injured people and takes a plural verb.
'The injured' का अर्थ घायल लोग है, इसलिए बहुवचन क्रिया आती है।
✗ He was badly injured with the accident.
✓ He was badly injured in the accident.
Use in for the event in which a person is hurt.
जिस घटना में चोट लगी हो, उसके लिए 'in' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Injured, wounded and hurt all mean harmed, but they are used in different situations.
Injured, wounded और hurt तीनों का अर्थ चोटिल है, पर प्रयोग की परिस्थितियाँ अलग हैं।
General word for harm from an accident, a fall or a game.
दुर्घटना, गिरने या खेल से हुई चोट के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The injured footballer limped off.
Harmed by a weapon, a bullet or a blade, especially in war or an attack.
हथियार, गोली या चाकू से घायल, विशेषकर युद्ध या हमले में।
- The wounded soldiers were flown to Delhi.
Everyday word for pain or harm, physical or emotional.
शारीरिक या भावनात्मक पीड़ा या हानि के लिए रोज़मर्रा का शब्द।
- Nobody was hurt in the fall.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse injured (hurt in an accident or a fall) and wounded (hurt by a weapon such as a gun or a knife, especially in war).
Injured (दुर्घटना या गिरने से घायल) और wounded (बंदूक या चाकू जैसे हथियार से घायल, विशेषकर युद्ध में) में भ्रम न करें।