injury

injury

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/]

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.

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