injury.
Damage to the body of a living thing.
Meaning & usage
Damage to the body of a living thing.
The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
Minor injuries such as cuts and abrasions are cleaned and bandaged on site; serious injuries require an ambulance call.
Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
Slander is an injury to the character.
Injustice.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.
To wrong, to injure.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.
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