As verbs the difference between injured and mangled
is that injured is past tense of injure while mangled is past tense of mangle.
As an adjective mangled is
mutilated, twisted, or disfigured.
injured
English
Verb
(head)
(injure)
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "injured" is often applied: man, woman, child, worker, employee, patient, athlete, player, driver, passenger, victim, animal, horse, dog, bird, body, knee, ankle, back, muscle, tissue, leg, arm, hand, foot, head, eye, feelings.
mangled
English
Verb
(head)
(mangle)
