in·ju·ry ( n j -r )n. pl. in·ju·ries 1. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing: escaped from the accident without injury; a scandal that did considerable injury to the campaign. 2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss: a leg injury. 3. Law Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available. See Synonyms at injustice. 4. Obsolete An insult. [Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin ini  ria, a wrong, injustice, from feminine of inirius, unjust : in-, not; see in-1 + is, ir-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.] |
injury
Noun
pl -ries
1. physical hurt
2. a specific instance of this: a leg injury
3. harm done to the feelings
4. damage: inflict no injury on the wealth of the nation [Latin injuria injustice]
Injury
See also pain.
the process or act of pelting with stones, sometimes as a form of execution.
Anglo-Saxon Law. payment for an injury, calculated at eight times its real or estimated value.
1. any abnormal condition, either pathological or psychological, caused by wound or injury, either physical or psychological.
2. the trauma, wound, or injury itself. — traumatic, adj.
2. the trauma, wound, or injury itself. — traumatic, adj.
A term comprising such conditions as fractures, wounds, sprains, strains, dislocations, concussions, and compressions. In addition, it includes conditions resulting from extremes of temperature or prolonged exposure. Acute poisonings (except those due to contaminated food) resulting from exposure to a toxic or poisonous substance are also classed as injuries. See also casualty; wounded.
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| Noun | 1. |  injury - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain brain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process blast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) blunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene intravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel penetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed rupture - state of being torn or burst open strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain whiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions |
| 2. |  injury - an accident that results in physical damage or hurtaccident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury concussion - injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness mutilation - an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part | |
| 3. | injury - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat blighty wound - a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad flesh wound - a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones personnel casualty, loss - military personnel lost by death or capture armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 4. | injury - an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" disservice, ill service, ill turn - an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice" | |
| 5. | injury - wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
injury
noun 2. harm, suffering, damage, ill, hurt, disability, misfortune, affliction, impairment, disfigurement
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