Meaning

4 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable, uncountable)Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.

  3. (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

  4. (countable, uncountable)Injustice.

Examples

397 sentences
  1. None 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

  2. Tom received minor injuries.

    Том отримав незначні пошкодження. — oromashka

  3. Both injuries aren't considered serious.

    Обидві травми не вважаються серйозними. — Ahha

  4. The bus driver suffered minor injuries.

    ruВодитель автобуса получил лёгкие ранения. — nina99nv

    deDer Chauffeur des Busses wurde leicht verletzt. — al_ex_an_der

  5. My friend died from an injury.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
damage or violation:
Русский
By meaning 1
damage or violation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
damage or violation:

Origin

From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wr

From 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: injuries
Singularinjury
Pluralinjuries

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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 words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
injury — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto