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Synonyms for injury
ˈɪn dʒə riin·ju·ry

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 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 WordNet2.5 / 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. injurynoun

    Synonyms:
    wrong, injustice

  2. injurynoun

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. injurynoun

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

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

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Injury":

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How to use injury in a sentence?

  1. Barbara Sahakian:

    We hope that the game will be beneficial for patients who have impairments in attention, including those with ADHD or traumatic brain injury. We plan to start a study with traumatic brain injury patients this year.

  2. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan:

    You are coming at an injury time and your dancing steps will be watched by everyone.

  3. Aimee Edell:

    Anyone who chooses to divide their attention while navigating a busy sidewalk, street or other public place increases their risk of accident or injury.

  4. Brinnon Fire Department:

    The patient was extremely fortunate not to be overcome by toxic gases or sustain injury.

  5. Prakesh Shah:

    Even five years ago, we would not have gone for it, if it was not for the better help we can now provide, it’s allowing us to sustain these babies, helping keep oxygen in their bodies, the role of carbon dioxide, without causing lung injury.


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