injury
/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.74 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident."
- "Minor injuries such as cuts and abrasions are cleaned and bandaged on site; serious injuries require an ambulance call."
- "Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you."
- "Soft tissue injuries are the bane of any physically active person. They are the most common injuries in sport, can be difficult to heal and often reoccur, according to Sports Medicine Australia."
- "Slander is an injury to the character."
- "The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master."
Etymology
From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i/
- British English: /ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/