injury

CEFRB1

/ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Physical harm or damage to the body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.

Examples

  • An injury put the shortstop out of action.

  • He was discharged from the army following his injury.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪɲdʒʊri/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

  2. Damage to the body of a living thing.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To wrong, to injure.

More examples

In context

  • The doctor treated her injury.

  • Minor injuries such as cuts and abrasions are cleaned and bandaged on site; serious injuries require an ambulance call.

  • Slander is an injury to the character.

Synonyms

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The doctor examined the wound and diagnosed a muscle blank in his leg.

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Origin

noun

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