injury
Translation
injury, wound, damage
Examples
He suffered a serious leg injury.
He suffered a serious leg injury.
The scandal caused injury to his reputation.
The scandal caused injury to his reputation.
Grammar Patterns
an injury ((to sth.)) a physical harm to a part of the body He has an injury to his knee.
to suffer/sustain an injury to get hurt She sustained a serious injury in the accident.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wound, harm, damage; Antonyms: healing, recovery
Etymology
From Latin 'iniuria' (injustice, wrong), from 'in-' (not) + 'ius' (right, law).
Memory Tips
Think of 'in-jury' as something that puts you 'in' the hands of a 'jury' or doctor.