This is the 4273rd most frequent Japanese word.
傷つけ
"傷つけ" (kizutsuke) means "to injure, harm, or hurt."
The term '傷つける' is used as a verb meaning 'to hurt' or 'to harm' someone emotionally or physically.
誰かを傷つけることは避けるべきです。
Avoiding to hurt someone is advisable.
Here, '傷つけました' is used in past tense to indicate causing emotional harm to feelings.
彼の言葉が私の気持ちを傷つけました。
His words hurt my feelings.
In this case, '傷つける' is used to describe causing damage to the environment metaphorically or physically.