Definition

1. Noun:
   • Physical harm or damage to a person's body: An injury refers to any physical damage or wound caused by an accident, violence, or other harmful events.
   • A violation of rights or an unjust act: In legal or formal contexts, an injury can mean a wrong or injustice inflicted upon someone, violating their rights.
   • Harm or damage to something non-physical: It can also refer to damage to one's reputation, feelings, or prospects.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Physical Harm):
  • He suffered a serious knee injury during the game.
  • The accident resulted in multiple injuries to the passengers.
• Noun (Violation of Rights):
  • The court awarded damages for the financial injury caused by the breach of contract.
  • The new law seeks to prevent injury to consumers.
• Noun (Non-Physical Harm):
  • The false accusations caused a great injury to her reputation.

Advanced Usage

• "to add insult to injury": To make a bad situation worse, especially by offending someone after harming them.
  • After losing the match, to add insult to injury, the crowd booed the team.
• "to do oneself an injury" (British English, often humorous): To hurt oneself.
  • Be careful with that ladder, or you'll do yourself an injury!

Variants and Related Words

• Injure (verb): To cause physical harm or damage to; to do an injustice to.
  • The fall injured his back.
  • Rumors injured her chances of promotion.
• Injurious (adjective): Causing or likely to cause damage or harm.
  • Smoking is injurious to health.
• Injured (adjective): Harmed or damaged.
  • The injured player was carried off the field.

Synonyms

• Wound: A type of injury, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
• Harm: Physical or other damage or injury.
• Trauma: A severe injury or emotional shock.
• Damage: Physical harm impairing the value, usefulness, or normal function.

Related Phrases

• Personal injury: A legal term for an injury to the body, mind, or emotions, as opposed to damage to property.
  • He hired a lawyer specializing in personal injury cases.
• Sports injury: An injury that occurs during athletic activities.
  • Proper warm-up can help prevent sports injuries.

Idioms

• No injury, no foul: An expression suggesting that if no harm was done, then no wrong was committed (often used informally).
  • I borrowed your pen without asking, but I returned it. No injury, no foul, right?

Noun

1. wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
2. an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
3. a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
4. an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
5. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.