Search results
- Dictionaryin·ju·ry/ˈinj(ə)rē/
noun
- 1. an instance of being injured: "she suffered an injury to her back" Similar
- 2. damage to a person's feelings: "compensation for injury to feelings" Similar
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
INJURY definition: 1. physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack: 2. physical harm…. Learn more.
A crabeater seal injured by a predator. Injury is physiological damage to the living tissue of any organism, whether in humans, in other animals, or in plants. Injuries can be caused in many ways, such as mechanically with penetration by sharp objects such as teeth or with blunt objects, by heat or cold, or by venoms and biotoxins.
The meaning of INJURY is hurt, damage, or loss sustained. How to use injury in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Injury.
INJURY meaning: 1. physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack: 2. physical harm…. Learn more.
Injury definition: harm or damage that is done or sustained. See examples of INJURY used in a sentence.
Injury often refers to physical damage, but it can be used more figuratively to describe something that's unjust or that causes harm that isn't physical. For example, your estranged grandfather might do you the injury of leaving you out of his will.
An injury is damage done to a person's or an animal's body. Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion. The two other passengers escaped serious injury.
injury. noun. /ˈɪndʒəri/. /ˈɪndʒəri/. (plural injuries) Idioms. [countable, uncountable] harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body, for example in an accident. Two people sustained minor injuries. One of the girls suffered serious injuries.
Definition of injury noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : to inflict bodily hurt on. b. : to impair the soundness of. injured her health. c. : to inflict material damage or loss on. 2. a. : to harm, impair, or tarnish the standing of. injured his reputation. b. : to give pain to. injure a person's pride. c. : to do an injustice to : wrong. injurer. ˈin-jər-ər. noun. Synonyms. damage. harm. hurt.
