injury
Damage to the body of a living thingDamage to the body of a living thing.
» None of the passengers escaped injury.
Keiner der Passagiere entkam unversehrt.
Никто из пассажиров не избежал травм.
Ніхто з пасажирів не уникнув травм.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Damage to the body of a living thing.
The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
Minor injuries such as cuts and abrasions are cleaned and bandaged on site; serious injuries require an ambulance call.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
(countable, uncountable)Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
(countable, uncountable)The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
Slander is an injury to the character.
Verletzung, Wunde, Verwundung
ра́наrána, тра́вмаtrávma, поврежде́ниеpovreždénije
пошко́дженняpoškódžennja, ра́наrána, тра́вмаtrávma
(countable, uncountable)Injustice.
Examples
397 sentencesNone of the passengers escaped injury.
Ніхто з пасажирів не уникнув травм. — aandrusiak
ruНикто из пассажиров не избежал травм. — Biga
deKeiner der Passagiere entkam unversehrt. — doemaar14
Tom received minor injuries.
Том отримав незначні пошкодження. — oromashka
Both injuries aren't considered serious.
Обидві травми не вважаються серйозними. — Ahha
The bus driver suffered minor injuries.
ruВодитель автобуса получил лёгкие ранения. — nina99nv
deDer Chauffeur des Busses wurde leicht verletzt. — al_ex_an_der
My friend died from an injury.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrFrom Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.
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Forms
plural: injuriesSynonyms
11 synonyms- an accident that results in physical damage or hurt:accidental injury
- any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury:hurtharmtrauma
- a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat:woundcombat injury
Word family
45 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
8 patterns- minor injuries
- suffered minor injuries
- from his injuries
- serious injury
- injuries weren't as
- my injuries weren't
- injuries have been
- no injuries