injuries

in-ju-ries · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Physical harm or damage to a person's body, especially from accidents or violence.

  2. 2.

    Harm or damage caused to something abstract, such as reputation or feelings.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    add insult to injury — to make a bad situation even worse
  • •
    personal injuries — legal term for bodily harm

Related words

Antonyms: healing, recovery
See also: injured, injury, wounds
Synonyms: harm, hurts, wounds

Etymology

Plural of injury, from Anglo-Norman French injurie, from Latin iniuria ("wrong, injustice"), from in- ("not") + ius ("right, law").