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Injure (Verb)

Cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The rise in taxes will injure the economy and slow down growth.
The company's reputation was likely to injure their ability to secure new clients.
Poor time management can injure your productivity and efficiency at work.
The law aims to prevent any actions that may injure the environment and wildlife.
The scandal has started to injure the politician's chances of getting re-elected.

Hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego".

Verbs of feeling.

Her careless words would injure his already fragile sense of self-worth.
His father's constant disapproval was starting to injure his confidence in his abilities.
The thoughtless comment was sure to injure her sister's feelings on her special day.
He didn't mean to injure his friend's feelings, but the joke came across as insensitive.
The public scandal would likely injure the politician's reputation and negatively impact her career.

Cause injuries or bodily harm to.

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

The explosion was powerful enough to injure anyone in a 50-foot radius of the blast site.
The player risked further injury, but continued to compete, even when a collision was likely to injure her.
The speeding car could potentially injure pedestrians walking down the street.
In the chaotic riot, the police worked to maintain order without trying to injure innocent bystanders.
During the training session, one of the players had an accident that could injure their opponent.