injury

The word “injury” means physical damage or harm done to the body. In plain terms, physical harm to the body, or (more formally) damage to someone's rights or standing.

“Injury” is pronounced IHN-juh-ree (/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i/ in IPA).

Here is “injury” used in a sentence: “He suffered a serious knee injury during the match.”

Words with a similar meaning to “injury” include wound, scath, scathe, lesion and dere.

“Injury” is a noun.

The word “injury” comes from Latin. From Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniuria, "a wrong or injustice," from in- ("not") plus ius, "right, law.".

“Injury” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Injury” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: physical damage or harm done to the body.

An injury is any physical damage to the body, from a sprain or fracture to a bruise. A wound is a specific kind of injury involving a break in the skin or tissue, such as a cut or graze. Every wound is an injury, but many injuries, like a pulled muscle, are not wounds.

An injury is physical harm caused by an external force or accident, such as a fall, blow, or burn. An illness is a sickness caused by disease, infection, or internal malfunction. Injuries happen to the body from outside, while illnesses develop within it. The two are treated as separate categories in medicine and insurance.

Injuries are often grouped as acute or chronic. Acute injuries happen suddenly, like fractures, sprains, cuts, and burns. Chronic injuries build up over time from repeated strain, such as overuse injuries in athletes. They can also be classed by the tissue affected — bone, muscle, ligament, or skin.

A sprained ankle from a fall, a broken arm from a collision, a burn from a hot pan, or a cut from broken glass are all everyday examples. Each involves physical harm to the body caused by force, heat, or another external factor acting on the tissue.