injury
injury
[in-juh-ree]
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Origin of injury
1350–1400; Middle English injurie Latin injūria unlawful conduct, injustice, equivalent to in- in-3 + jūr-, stem of jūs right, law (see jus, just1) + -ia -ia
Synonyms for injury
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1. destruction, ruin, impairment, mischief. 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.
Antonyms for injury
1. benefit.
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Related Words for injury
shock, loss, cramp, cut, bruise, burn, wound, damage, laceration, sore, suffering, abuse, trauma, fracture, swelling, scar, sprain, grievance, distress, scratch
Examples from the Web for injury
Contemporary Examples of injury
It was like a constant assault, an almost stupefying catalogue of mindless racial insult and injury.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’Peter Guralnick
December 28, 2014
And thus I end up at the bottom of the stairs, about one month after my injury and two months after my wedding.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating DisorderCarrie Arnold
December 20, 2014
Insult to injury, its $43 million gross was less than one-fifth of what Ted took in.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and MoreKevin Fallon
December 19, 2014
To add insult to injury, he procured male escorts while traveling for school business.
Headmasters Behaving BadlyEmily Shire
November 29, 2014
Even before his injury, the strain had begun to tell on him.
When West Point Football Turned FatalNicolaus Mills
October 30, 2014
Historical Examples of injury
Who among you ever received an injury from that kind old man?
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
I am sure the injury you speak of could not have happened when he was in charge.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
But tell me why you think my endeavours to make you believe as I did never did you injury?
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder
But the passengers' right of action for injury would be very limited.
Flying MachinesW.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
I saw that he feared me and wished to make sure that I had it not in my power to do him some injury.
Green MansionsW. H. Hudson
injury
Word Origin for injury
C14: from Latin injūria injustice, wrong, from injūriōsus acting unfairly, wrongful, from in- 1 + jūs right
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Word Origin and History for injury
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injury
(ĭn′jə-rē)
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Idioms and Phrases with injury
injury
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