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injury
[ in-juh-ree ]
noun
- harm or damage that is done or sustained:
to escape without injury.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- a particular form or instance of harm:
an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride.
- wrong or injustice done or suffered.
- Law. any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.
- Obsolete. injurious speech; calumny.
injury
/ ˈɪԻəɪ /
noun
- physical damage or hurt
- a specific instance of this
a leg injury
- harm done to a reputation
- law a violation or infringement of another person's rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
- an obsolete word for insult
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·j· noun plural noninjuries
- ·j· noun plural reinjuries
- -j· noun plural selfinjuries
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of injury1
Idioms and Phrases
see add insult to injury .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Dana Horstman’s Medicaid story starts around 12 years ago, when she suffered a major spinal cord injury.
One resident in the home Montana shot at suffered a non-life-threatening injury in the shooting, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
He said the parents suffered minor to moderate injuries.
A succession of injuries have taken their toll, and De Bruyne's influence on the pitch appears to be waning by not being the pass-master of old.
This is not the first time the Australian manager has commented on the culture at the club - last month he said that someone inside Spurs is leaking injury news.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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