injury
Damage to the body of a living thing.
Noun 4 meanings
Damage to the body of a living thing.
“The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.”
Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
“Slander is an injury to the character.”
Injustice.
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.
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INJURY at a glance
INJURY has 6 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + J 8 + U 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,817 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with injury
All rhymes- CENTURY12
- JURY14
- LUXURY16
- TREASURY11
- MERCURY14
- FURY10
- BURY9
- CANTERBURY17
- PERJURY19
- FLEURY12
- SAVOURY13
- ARMOURY12
One letter away
- INJURE13
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