injury
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/]
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Senses
1. injury (noun) — sense 1
Definition: Damage to the body of a living thing.
Example: The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
2. injury (noun) — sense 2
Definition: Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
3. injury (noun) — sense 3
Definition: The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
Example: Slander is an injury to the character.
4. injury (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To wrong, to injure.
Example: The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master.
Structure of the word
Roots:- h₂yew (Proto-Indo-European)
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