亚洲网紅露点

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injury

[ in-juh-ree ]

noun

plural injuries.
  1. harm or damage that is done or sustained:

    to escape without injury.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. a particular form or instance of harm:

    an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride.

  3. wrong or injustice done or suffered.
  4. Law. any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.
  5. Obsolete. injurious speech; calumny.


injury

/ 藞瑟苍诲萧蓹谤瑟 /

noun

  1. physical damage or hurt
  2. a specific instance of this

    a leg injury

  3. harm done to a reputation
  4. law a violation or infringement of another person's rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
  5. an obsolete word for insult
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍路颈苍顎僯耻路谤测 noun plural noninjuries
  • 谤别路颈苍顎僯耻路谤测 noun plural reinjuries
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-颈苍顎僯耻路谤测 noun plural selfinjuries
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of injury1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English injurie, from Latin 颈苍箩奴谤颈补 鈥渦nlawful conduct, injustice,鈥 equivalent to in- in- 3 + 箩奴谤-, stem of 箩奴蝉 鈥渞ight, law鈥 ( jus, just 1 ) + -ia -ia
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of injury1

C14: from Latin 颈苍箩奴谤颈补 injustice, wrong, from 颈苍箩奴谤颈艒蝉耻蝉 acting unfairly, wrongful, from in- 1+ 箩奴蝉 right
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Idioms and Phrases

see add insult to injury .
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Synonym Study

Injury, hurt, wound refer to impairments or wrongs. Injury, originally denoting a wrong done or suffered, is hence used for any kind of evil, impairment, or loss, caused or sustained: physical injury; injury to one's reputation. Hurt suggests especially physical injury, often bodily injury attended with pain: a bad hurt from a fall. A wound is usually a physical hurt caused by cutting, shooting, etc., or an emotional hurt: a serious wound in the shoulder; to inflict a wound by betraying someone's trust.
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Example Sentences

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On 28 March when the quake hit, there were no reported deaths in Karenni - but the hospitals still filled quickly with people suffering spinal and crush injuries.

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The van driver, Daniel Burba, the father of the passenger, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, but has since been discharged.

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A 38-year-old man who suffered a "self-inflicted injury" was arrested and two weapons - a crossbow and a firearm - were recovered from the scene.

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After that outing, however, Yamamoto suffered a shoulder injury that sidelined him for almost three months.

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Foster said Unije had been cleared from a knee injury that slowed him earlier this spring, and DiGiorgio still took a number of snaps at right tackle.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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