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Incur vs Injure - What's the difference?

incur | injure |

In lang=en terms the difference between incur and injure

is that incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion while injure is to do injustice to.

As verbs the difference between incur and injure

is that incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to while injure is to wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

incur

English

Alternative forms

* encur

Verb

(incurr)
  • To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
  • * 1891 , Henry Graham Dakyns (translator), The works of Xenophon , ",
  • [T]he master in his wrath may easily incur worse evil himself than he inflicts—[...]
  • * 1910 , ,
  • And here it is to be noted that hatred is incurred as well on account of good actions as of bad;
  • (chiefly, legal) To render somebody liable or subject to.
  • * 1861 , ,
  • The least neglect of duty will incur [...] the penalty of thirty-nine well laid on in the morning.
  • (obsolete) To enter or pass into.
  • (obsolete) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.
  • To render liable or subject to; to occasion.
  • * Chapman
  • Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.

    Synonyms

    * (To bring down or expose oneself to) encounter, contract * (render liable or subject to) occasion

    Anagrams

    *

    injure

    English

    (injury)

    Verb

    (injur)
  • To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
  • To damage or impair.
  • To do injustice to.
  • Synonyms

    * harm * damage * hurt * disfigure * wound * mar * impair

    Antonyms

    * praise * help * preserve * benefit