lastimar
/lastiˈmaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to injure
🩹 From lástima (pity): to lastimar is to leave someone in a pitiful state
Lastimar shares its root with lástima, as in ¡qué lástima! (what a pity). Both trace back to Latin blasphemare, also the source of English blame. Sound hook: the LAST time I MARred my knee, it hurt.