noun
injury
IHN-juh-ree
noun
1
Physical damage or harm done to the body.
"He suffered a serious knee injury during the match."
"The accident left her with minor injuries."
2
Harm done to someone's rights, reputation, or interests.
"The lawsuit claimed injury to the plaintiff's professional reputation."
How to Use Injury
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPhysical harm to the body, or (more formally) damage to someone's rights or standing.
Common pairings
sustain an injury
serious injury
injury to reputation
Word Forms
injuried past tense, injuries plural, injuries singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniuria, "a wrong or injustice," from in- ("not") plus ius, "right, law."