injury

noun
UK: /ˈɪndʒəri/
US: /ˈɪndʒəri/

  1. Physical harm or damage to someone's body.

    1. He got an injury during the football match. [ ] [ ]
    2. The athlete suffered a serious knee injury, putting his career in jeopardy. [ ] [ ]

  2. Damage or harm done to something, such as a reputation or feelings.

    1. Words can cause injury to someone's feelings. [ ] [ ]
    2. Spreading false rumors caused a great injury to her reputation within the community. [ ] [ ]

  3. An instance of being harmed or damaged.

    1. She sustained a minor injury after falling down. [ ] [ ]
    2. Multiple injuries were reported following the traffic accident on the highway. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

wound harm damage trauma impairment affliction
injury transitive-verb

  1. To cause physical harm or damage to someone or something.

    1. Don't injury yourself while working out. [ ] [ ]
    2. He was cautioned not to injury any of the historical artifacts during the tour. [ ] [ ]

  2. To do damage to something, especially someone's reputation or feelings.

    1. His words could injury her confidence. [ ] [ ]
    2. The false accusations were intended to injury the candidate's standing in the polls. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "injury" in English means: Physical harm or damage to someone's body., Damage or harm done to something, such as a reputation or feelings., An instance of being harmed or damaged..

The phonetic transcription of "injury" is /ˈɪndʒəri/ in British English and /ˈɪndʒəri/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "injury": wound, harm, damage, trauma, impairment, affliction.

Example usage of "injury": "He got an injury during the football match.". More examples on the page.