Injure and Protect

Opposite meaning words

Injure verb - To cause bodily damage to.

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Protect is an antonym for injure in hurt topic.

Nearby Words: injury, injurious, injuring

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Injure is an antonym for protect in take care of topic.

girl	injure girl	protect girl
man	injure man	protect man
woman	injure woman	protect woman
boy	injure boy	protect boy
Other words: body, group, someone, crew, time, user, child, anyone, wearer, kids, friends.

However, the Ultra Warriors have sent an Ultra to protect the Earth from the Magma — Ultra Seven.The Magma, along with a slew of monsters, overwhelm Seven and injure his leg.

Source: Series / Ultraman Leo
When the nanites eventually turn on the penguins in order to protect them from their own dangerous life style, they are only defeated when they accidentally badly injure Kowalski.

Source: Logic Bomb
Overlaps with Wouldn't Hurt a Child, as characters who fit this trope not only are reluctant to injure children, but would go out of their way to protect children if it was necessary.

Source: Friend to All Children

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