English Explanatory Dictionary

injury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Damage to the body of a living thing.
  2. Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
  3. The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
  4. Injustice.
verb
  1. To wrong, to injure.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/ /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɹi/ /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i/ en-us-injury.ogg /ˈɪɲdʒʊri/

Word forms

injury injuries injurying injuried

Etymology

From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.

Synonyms

injury wound scath scathe lesion dere trauma

Related words

injure injurious damage detriment evil harm hurt impairment injustice loss mischief wrong sore blister ulcer abscess boil carbuncle pimple pustule bump rash hit slap punch kick defect disease

Derived words

acute kidney injury add insult to injury add salt to injury cryoinjury heap insult on injury injury current injury potential injury-prone injury time insult to injury microinjury moral injury needlestick injury noninjury personal injury postinjury preinjury pressure injury psychological injury reinjury repetitive strain injury self-injury traumatic brain injury vaccine injury
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