- injury
- in|ju|ryW2 [ˈındʒəri] n plural injuries[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: injuria, from jus 'right, law']1.) [U and C]a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack▪ She was taken to hospital with serious head injuries .▪ He suffered horrific injuries in the attack.▪ The driver of the truck sustained only minor injuries to his legs and arms.▪ Luckily she escaped injury .▪ Beckham has missed several games through injury .▪ The pilot was treated for suspected internal injuries .▪ Don't lift that toolbox - you'll do yourself an injury !▪ He's a lawyer who specializes in personal injury claims .2.) [U] lawdamage to someone's feelingsinjury to▪ He claimed serious injury to his reputation.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬COLLOCATES for sense 1serious injuryminor injurysuffer an injurysustain an injury (=suffer an injury - used especially in newspaper reports)escape/avoid injury (=not be injured)through injury (=because of injury)head/leg/shoulder etc injuryan injury to the head/the chest etcinternal injuries (=injuries inside your body)multiple injuries (=a large number of injuries at the same time)do yourself an injury British English spoken (=accidentally hurt yourself - used especially when warning someone to be careful)personal injury claim (=a legal claim made against the person or company that caused your injury)▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.