26984 words

injury

4 definitions • 11 examples
1
physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack:

Examples:

a head/back/knee injury
injury to Injuries to the spine are common among these workers.
escape injury They were lucky to escape (without) injury.
2
physical harm or damage done to a living thing:

Examples:

[ C ] He was removed from the game with a knee injury.
[ U ] They were lucky to escape injury.
3
physical harm that is done to someone:

Examples:

a long period of injury
injury to sb/sth The plaintiff had claimed damages for injury to his health from exposure to asbestos dust.
an injury claim/case
He suffered an injury to his back at work.
4
harm or damage that is done to a business or its reputation:

Examples:

The firm filed a lawsuit against the site to prevent serious injury to its reputation.

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