Synonyms for injury
ˈɪn dʒə riin·ju·ry

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. injury

   Injury (Latin in, not, and jus, juris, right, law) signifies primarily something done contrary to law or right; hence, something contrary to some standard of right or good; whatever reduces the value, utility, beauty, or desirableness of anything is an injury to that thing; of persons, whatever is so done as to operate adversely to one in his person, rights, property, or reputation is an injury; the word is especially used of whatever mars the integrity of the body or causes pain; as, when rescued from the wreck his injuries were found to be very slight. Injury is the general term including all the rest. Damage (Latin damnum, loss) is that which occasions loss to the possessor; hence, any impairment of value, often with the suggestion of fault on the part of the one causing it; damage reduces value, utility, or beauty; detriment (Latin deterere, to rub or wear away) is similar in meaning, but far milder. Detriment may affect value only; damage always affects real worth or utility; as a rule, the slightest use of an article by a purchaser operates to its detriment if again offered for sale, tho the article may have received not the slightest damage. Damage is partial; loss is properly absolute as far as it is predicated at all; the loss of a ship implies that it is gone beyond recovery; the loss of the rudder is a damage to the ship; but since the loss of a part still leaves a part, we may speak of a partial or a total loss. Evil commonly suggests suffering or sin, or both; as, the evils of poverty, the social evil. Harm is closely synonymous with injury; it may apply to body, mind, or estate, but always affects real worth, while injury may concern only estimated value. A hurt is an injury that causes pain, physical or mental; a slight hurt may be no real harm. Mischief is disarrangement, trouble, or harm usually caused by some voluntary agent, with or without injurious intent; a child's thoughtless sport may do great mischief; wrong is harm done with evil intent. An outrage combines insult and injury. Compare synonyms for BLEMISH; CRIMINAL; INJUSTICE.

   Synonyms:
   blemish, damage, detriment, disadvantage, evil, harm, hurt, impairment, injustice, loss, mischief, outrage, prejudice, wrong

   Antonyms:
   advantage, amelioration, benefit, blessing, boon, help, improvement, remedy, service, utility

   Preposition:
   The injury of the cause; an injury to the structure; injury by fire; by or from collision, interference, etc.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. injury, hurt, harm, traumanoun

   any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

   Synonyms:
   hurt, wound, distress, detriment, harm, accidental injury, psychic trauma, impairment, suffering, trauma, damage, scathe, combat injury

2. injury, accidental injurynoun

   an accident that results in physical damage or hurt

   Synonyms:
   wound, trauma, combat injury, hurt, accidental injury, harm

3. wound, injury, combat injurynoun

   a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

   Synonyms:
   hurt, wound, harm, accidental injury, lesion, trauma, wounding, combat injury

4. injurynoun

   an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage

   Synonyms:
   wound, trauma, combat injury, hurt, accidental injury, harm

5. injurynoun

   wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted

   Synonyms:
   wound, trauma, combat injury, hurt, accidental injury, harm

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Personnel Casualty
   • Wrongdoing

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. injurynoun

   Synonyms:
   wrong, injustice

2. injurynoun

   Synonyms:
   hurt, damage, harm, detriment, mischief, prejudice

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. injurynoun

   Synonyms:
   damage, detriment, harm, hurt, wound, impairment, mutilation, defacement, violation, lesion

   Associated words:
   vulnerable, vulnerability, invulnerable, invulnerability, inviolable, vulnific

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1. List of paraphrases for "injury":

   injuries, damage, wound, prejudice, harm, lesion, wounds, lesions, trauma, injured, accident, wounded, wounding, accidents, damages, hurt, detriment, pity, shame

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1. List of known nicknames for "Injury":

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1. Mathew Rosengart:

   This is overblown sensational tabloid fodder -- nothing more than a fabricated' he said she said' regarding a cell phone, with no striking and obviously no injury whatsoever, anyone can make an accusation, but this should have been closed immediately.

2. David Nicholson:

   We have no reason to believe that ubrogepant has any propensity to induce liver injury.

3. Patrick Lynch:

   The apprehension was made under fluid circumstances where the subject might have fled and the officer did a professional job of bringing the individual to the ground to prevent that occurrence, it is truly unfortunate that the arrest was a result of mistaken identity by the complainant in the case and we regret any embarrassment or injury suffered by Mr. Blake as a result.

4. Ken Lattin:

   Did he have some sort of injury? Did he have some mental health situations that he was dealing with in the days and hours (before the incident)? Or was he under the influence of drugs? We need to know.

5. Richard Simmons:

   No one should be worried about me, Simmons said. The people that surround me are wonderful people who take great care of me. WATCH: The Real Reason Richard Simmons Has Been in Hiding For Nearly a Year On Saturday, the New York Daily News published a long report citing on and off the record sources who expressed concern for Simmons' well-being. Simmons called the report very hurtful. I love all the people who worry about me, Simmons said. But it was time for me to take some time to be by myself. For the last 40 years I have been traveling, teaching classes, and I had a knee injury, so I had a knee replacement, which was very difficult for me… I have really just been taking it easy, staying at home, working out in my gym and doing the things I haven't done in a very long time. According to Simmons, he's been keeping in shape despite concern that he might need another knee replacement. In response to speculation he has avoided going out because he has gained weight, Simmons said, I still weigh 150. I work out every day. I have a gym at the house, and I am very healthy. Simmons was last photographed in January 2014 by TMZ. In November 2014, reports of Simmons' knee injury surfaced. Simmons took to Facebook then to thank his fans for their outpouring of love and concern. I have had a tough time dealing with this injury, as it is keeping me from doing what I truly love to do and that is to teach classes around the world, he wrote. Make sure you keep Sweatin'! NEWS: Richard Simmons Feels for Miley Cyrus The Sweatin' to the Oldies creator made his last public appearance in December 13, 2013, at SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert at ACME Comedy in Los Angeles. This is how I want to live my life right now.