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injury
[ in-juh-ree ]
noun
- harm or damage that is done or sustained:
to escape without injury.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- a particular form or instance of harm:
an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride.
- wrong or injustice done or suffered.
- Law. any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.
- Obsolete. injurious speech; calumny.
injury
/ ˈɪԻəɪ /
noun
- physical damage or hurt
- a specific instance of this
a leg injury
- harm done to a reputation
- law a violation or infringement of another person's rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
- an obsolete word for insult
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·j· noun plural noninjuries
- ·j· noun plural reinjuries
- -j· noun plural selfinjuries
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of injury1
Idioms and Phrases
see add insult to injury .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Forgotten through injury and bureaucratic fog, his season began in silence.
Sing got in touch with Mitchell to find out Kildunne had a minor hamstring injury, so she would be starting the Grand Slam decider.
An inquest into the boy's death heard he was found by police officers with a "significant neck injury".
The changes would also mean serious injury caused by dangerous cycling - or death by careless or inconsiderate cycling - could incur punishments of five years in jail, fines, or both.
The worry for Everton is it looks like James Tarkowski is out for the season with the hamstring injury he sustained against Manchester City.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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