povređivati

1. to hurt; to injure
   Igrači se stalno povređuju na lošem terenu. — Players keep getting injured on the bad pitch.
   Pas nikoga ne povređuje, samo laje. — The dog doesn't hurt anyone, it only barks.
2. (of feelings) to hurt; to offend
   Svojim rečima stalno povređuje ljude oko sebe. — He keeps hurting the people around him with his words.
3. (of a law, right) to violate; to infringe
   Ova odluka povređuje prava radnika. — This decision violates workers' rights.
   Avioni su više puta povređivali vazdušni prostor. — The planes repeatedly violated the airspace.

Takes the accusative: povređivati koga/šta; povređivati se means "to get injured".