injury

[ in-juh-ree ]
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noun,plural in·ju·ries.
  1. harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.

  2. a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride.

  1. wrong or injustice done or suffered.

  2. Law. any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.

  3. Obsolete. injurious speech; calumny.

Origin of injury

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English injurie, from Latin injūria “unlawful conduct, injustice,” equivalent to in- in-3 + jūr-, stem of jūs “right, law” (see jus, just1) + -ia -ia

synonym study For injury

1-3. Injury, hurt, wound refer to impairments or wrongs. Injury, originally denoting a wrong done or suffered, is hence used for any kind of evil, impairment, or loss, caused or sustained: physical injury; injury to one's reputation. Hurt suggests especially physical injury, often bodily injury attended with pain: a bad hurt from a fall. A wound is usually a physical hurt caused by cutting, shooting, etc., or an emotional hurt: a serious wound in the shoulder; to inflict a wound by betraying someone's trust.

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Other words from injury

  • non·in·ju·ry, noun, plural non·in·ju·ries.
  • re·in·ju·ry, noun, plural re·in·ju·ries.
  • self-in·ju·ry, noun, plural self·-in·ju·ries.

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British Dictionary definitions for injury

injury

/ (ˈɪndʒərɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. physical damage or hurt

  2. a specific instance of this: a leg injury

  1. harm done to a reputation

  2. law a violation or infringement of another person's rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law

  3. an obsolete word for insult

Origin of injury

1
C14: from Latin injūria injustice, wrong, from injūriōsus acting unfairly, wrongful, from in- 1 + jūs right

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Other Idioms and Phrases with injury

injury

see add insult to injury.

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