单词 | injury |
释义 | injury[ in-juh-ree ] / ˈɪn dʒə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR injury ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural in·ju·ries.harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury. 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. Origin of injuryFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English injurie, from Latin injūria “unlawful conduct, injustice,” equivalent to in- in-3 + jūr-, stem of jūs “right, law” (see jus, just1) + -ia -ia SYNONYMS FOR injury1 destruction, ruin, impairment, mischief. SEE SYNONYMS FOR injury ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR injury1 benefit. SEE ANTONYMS FOR injury ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for injury1-3. 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. OTHER WORDS FROM injurynon·in·ju·ry, noun, plural non·in·ju·ries.re·in·ju·ry, noun, plural re·in·ju·ries.self-in·ju·ry, noun, plural self·-in·ju·ries.Words nearby injuryInjun, injunct, injunction, injure, injurious, injury, injury list, injury time, injustice, ink, Inkatha Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for injuryBritish Dictionary definitions for injuryinjury / (ˈɪndʒərɪ) / noun plural -riesphysical damage or hurt a specific instance of thisa 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 Word Origin for injuryC14: from Latin injūria injustice, wrong, from injūriōsus acting unfairly, wrongful, from in- 1 + jūs right Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with injuryinjury see add insult to injury. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Medical definitions for injuryinjury [ ĭn′jə-rē ] n.Damage, harm, or loss, as from trauma. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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