noun 1. a place where your body has been hurt ○ He never really recovered from his football injury. ○ She received severe back injuries in the accident. 2. a hurt to your feelings ○ Not getting first prize was a severe injury to his pride. (NOTE: The plural is injuries.)
in´ju•ry
n.; pl. Injuries (#). [OE. injurie, L. injuria, fr. injurius injurious, wrongful, unjust; pref. in- not + jus, juris, right, law, justice: cf. F. injure. See Just, a.] Any damage or hurt done to a person or thing; detriment to, or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character. “For he that doeth injury shall receive that that he did evil.” Wyclif(Col. iii. 25). “Many times we do injury to a cause by dwelling on trifling arguments.” I. Watts. “Riot ascends above their loftiest towers,
And injury and outrage.” Milton. Injury in morals and jurisprudence is the intentional doing of wrong. Fleming. Syn. — Harm; hurt; damage; loss; impairment; detriment; wrong; evil; injustice.
And injury and outrage.” Milton. Injury in morals and jurisprudence is the intentional doing of wrong. Fleming. Syn. — Harm; hurt; damage; loss; impairment; detriment; wrong; evil; injustice.
Meaning of “injury” in English language – noun 1. a place where your body has been...
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