blessure — meaning in English

English meaning

• injury noun Physical damage or harm done to the body.
• wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.

Senses

blessure is used for these senses in English:

• injury The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
• personal injury (legal) An injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property.
• wound An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
• wound (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
• wound (criminal, _, legal) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

injury — full definition

1. noun Physical damage or harm done to the body.
2. noun Harm done to someone's rights, reputation, or interests.

wound — full definition

1. noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.
2. noun A hurt to someone's feelings or reputation.
3. verb To injure someone by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
4. verb To hurt someone's feelings.

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