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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ju•ry /ˈɪndʒəri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - harm, damage, or wrong done or suffered:[uncountable]to escape without injury.
- a particular form or instance of harm:[countable]an injury to one's shoulder.
in•ju•ri•ous /ɪnˈdʒʊriəs/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ju•ry (in′jə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -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.
- Lawany wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.
- [Obs.]injurious speech;
calumny.
- Latin injūria unlawful conduct, injustice, equivalent. to in- in-3 + jūr-, stem of jūs right, law (see jus, just1) + -ia -ia
- Middle English injurie 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged destruction, ruin, impairment, mischief.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –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 esp. 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.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged benefit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: injury /ˈɪndʒərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- physical damage or hurt
- a specific instance of this: a leg injury
- harm done to a reputation
- a violation or infringement of another person's rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin injūria injustice, wrong, from injūriōsus acting unfairly, wrongful, from in-1 + jūs right |