injury
Etymology

From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria, from in- ("not") + iūs, iūris.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/, /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɹi/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i/, /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɹi/
Noun

injury

  1. Damage to the body of a living thing.
    The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
  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.
    Slander is an injury to the character.
  4. (archaic) Injustice.
Synonyms Related terms Translations Verb

injury (injuries, present participle injurying; simple past and past participle injuried)

  1. (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
    • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC ↗:
      II.12:
      The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master.



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