injury

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  2. noun an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
  3. noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hurt, harm, trauma

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