injury
noun
in·ju·ry ˈin-j(ə-)rē 
plural injuries
1
: hurt, damage, or loss sustained
2
a
: an act that damages or hurts : wrong
b
: violation of another's rights for which the law allows an action to recover damages
Synonyms
- affliction
- damage
- detriment
- harm
- hurt
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Example Sentences
Hikers need to take sensible precautions to prevent injury. She's concerned about the risk of injury to her reputation. The team has been weakened by illness and injury. Careless use of these tools can cause serious bodily injury. She survived the accident without injury. She fell and suffered an injury to her arm. His athletic career has been slowed by injuries. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The senior led the Hoosiers to a historic season in 2020 before suffering an ACL injury late in the campaign that appeared to linger last year. 
Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 Bobby Haskins was forced to visit the injury tent in the second quarter, Williams was sacked on the next play. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022 The Colts added only Pierce, a second-round pick, to that group. With Pittman Jr. (quadriceps) and Pierce (concussion) out due to injury in Jacksonville, the rest of the wide receiver corps failed to back up their boss’s belief in them. The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2022 Senior Alex Smith, who was having a great fall camp before suffering a hamstring injury, has yet to dress for a game. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2022 And that’s not including J.J. Weaver, a junior who played his 27th career game Saturday, leaving in the first quarter with what an upper-body injury. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2022 That’s one big kennel, even if maybe the Wolverines should be narrowing the QB competition, rather than expanding it, despite Cade McNamara's injury. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022 An injury to Clifford halfway through the Iowa game last year sent Penn State into a spiral. Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 18 Sep. 2022 One school staff member was treated by medical personnel for a non-life-threatening injury and one victim was treated for cuts. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2022 See More
Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 Bobby Haskins was forced to visit the injury tent in the second quarter, Williams was sacked on the next play. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022 The Colts added only Pierce, a second-round pick, to that group. With Pittman Jr. (quadriceps) and Pierce (concussion) out due to injury in Jacksonville, the rest of the wide receiver corps failed to back up their boss’s belief in them. The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2022 Senior Alex Smith, who was having a great fall camp before suffering a hamstring injury, has yet to dress for a game. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2022 And that’s not including J.J. Weaver, a junior who played his 27th career game Saturday, leaving in the first quarter with what an upper-body injury. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2022 That’s one big kennel, even if maybe the Wolverines should be narrowing the QB competition, rather than expanding it, despite Cade McNamara's injury. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022 An injury to Clifford halfway through the Iowa game last year sent Penn State into a spiral. Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 18 Sep. 2022 One school staff member was treated by medical personnel for a non-life-threatening injury and one victim was treated for cuts. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English injurie, from Anglo-French, Latin injuria, from injurus injurious, from in- + jur-, jus right — more at just
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Phrases Containing injury
Kids Definition
injury
noun
in·ju·ry ˈin-jə-rē
plural injuries
1
: hurt, damage, or loss suffered
She suffered an injury to her arm.
These tools can cause injury.
2
: an act that damages or hurts
"I should not like to do him an injury …" Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Medical Definition
injury
noun
in·ju·ry ˈinj-(ə-)rē
plural injuries
: hurt, damage, or loss sustained
Legal Definition
injury
noun
in·ju·ry
plural injuries
1
: an act that wrongs or harms another
specifically : a violation of a legally protected interest (as the physical or mental well-being, property, reputation, or rights of another) for which the law allows an action for legal or equitable relief
2
: hurt, damage, or loss sustained
injuries
noun
1
as in damages
something that causes loss or pain the harsh words were the worst injury that his father could inflict Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- damages
- harms
- hurts
- detriments
- afflictions
- disabilities
- insults
- wounds
- injustices
- indignities
- contusions
- disablements
- impairments
- outrages
- lesions
- disfigurements
- beatings
- mutilations
- bruises
- affronts
- abrasions
- lacerations
- mayhem
- wrongs
- offenses
- scars
- concussions
- scratches
- offences
- darts
- burns
- ruptures
- swellings
- gashes
- scrapes
- disservices
- defacements
- strains
- scalds
- bumps
- boo-boos
- chafes
- cuts
- sears
- scathes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- recoveries
- remedies
- cures
- fixes
2
as in injustices
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this the state did the rancher an injury when it destroyed his herd of cattle without adequate proof that it was diseased Synonyms & Similar Words
- injustices
- wrongs
- inequities
- insults
- offences
- indignities
- disservices
- outrages
- affronts
- offenses
- shafts
- grievances
- slights
- slurs
- complaints
- raw deals
- beefs
- put-downs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- equities
- justices
- crickets
- parts (with)
- parts maker
- parts of speech
- parts with
- partsongs
- partula
- partulae
- parturiencies
- parturiency
- parturient
- parturients
- parturifacient
- parturifacients
- parturition
- parturitions
- parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus
- partway
- partwayer
- partwayest
- partwayyer
- partwayyest
- partworks
- party
- party animal
- party animals